FEMERAID International – the health service institution of the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta, Federation of the Autonomous Priories (KMFAP) – provides all our Knights and Dames a monthly newsletter about current outbreaks and risks worldwide with recommendations. 

Should you require further medical information or guidance on how to protect yourself, feel free to reach out to us at secretary.general@femeraid.org or call +35699068790

AFRICA

Angola: Mpox infections in Cuanza Norte province, avoid contact with sick people 

Burundi: Ongoing mpox outbreak, avoid contact with sick people 

Central African Republic: Increase in mpox, avoid contact with sick people 

Comoros: Dengue outbreak, avoid mosquito bites 

Congo (DRC): Cholera outbreak, select safe food and water, consider vaccination. Undiagnosed illness outbreaks in Equateur province, defer non-essential travel.

Congo: Measles outbreak, ensure vaccination is up to date Ethiopia: Cholera outbreak in Amhara and Gambella regions, select safe food and water, consider vaccination 

Kenya: Undiagnosed illness in Kisii county, choose safe food and water, follow hygiene measures 

Mauritius: Chikungunya infections, avoid mosquito bites 

Mozambique: Cholera outbreak in Nampula and Zambezia provinces, select safe food and water, consider vaccination 

Namibia: Cholera in Kunene region, select safe food and water. Increased malaria in northern regions, avoid mosquito bites and consider preventive medication. 

Sierra Leone: Lassa fever, maintain strict hygiene measures and avoid contact with sick people 

South Africa: Hand, foot and mouth disease in Durban city, pay attention to hygiene. Mpox infections, monitor for developments. 

South Sudan: Mpox infections, avoid contact with sick people. Ongoing cholera outbreak, select safe food and water, consider vaccination.

Togo: Meningitis detected in Kara region, vaccination recommended, follow hygiene measures

Uganda: Cholera outbreak in Lamwo district, select safe food and water, consider vaccination. Mpox infections, avoid contact with sick people. 

AMERICA

Brazil: Increase in chikungunya, avoid mosquito bites. Increased dengue activity, avoid mosquito bites. 

Canada: Measles outbreaks in several provinces, check vaccination status 

Costa Rica: Risk of histoplasmosis from caving activities, wear a mask during participation 

Guyana: Hand, foot and mouth disease in Demerara-Mahaica (Region 4), pay attention to hygiene 

Mexico: Increase in measles in Chihuahua state, ensure vaccination is up to date. Increasing pertussis, check vaccination status.

Peru: Yellow fever infections increasing, vaccination recommended, avoid mosquito bites 

United States: Measles outbreak in Gaines county (Texas state) and surrounding areas, check vaccination status 

Australia: Increase in melioidosis in Far North Queensland, avoid contact with contaminated water, mud or soil. Increased Japanese encephalitis risk in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, avoid mosquito bites, consider vaccination. Increasing cryptosporidiosis in Western Australia state, follow hygiene measures. 

Cambodia: Bird flu infections in several provinces, avoid contact with birds, follow hygiene measures

Fiji: Dengue outbreak, avoid mosquito bites

India: Guillain-Barre syndrome in Pune (Maharashtra state), maintain hygiene, choose safe food and water 

Indonesia: Dengue outbreak, avoid mosquito bites. Increase in gastroenteritis in Bali, choose safe food and water, consider vaccination. Ongoing measles risk, ensure vaccination is up to date. 

Japan: Norovirus in southern Honshu, follow hygiene measures

Mongolia: Increase in measles infections, ensure vaccination is up to date 

Palau: Increase in gastroenteritis, choose safe food and water 

Philippines: Increase in hand, foot and mouth disease, pay attention to hygiene. Increased dengue activity, avoid mosquito bites. Typhoid fever in Negros Occidental, maintain hygiene, consider vaccination. 

South Korea: Potential delays in accessing healthcare

Taiwan (China): Increase in seasonal influenza, ensure vaccination is up to date, follow hygiene measures

Thailand: Increase in seasonal influenza, ensure vaccination is up to date, follow hygiene measures 

EUROPE & CIS

France: Increase in meningococcal infections, ensure vaccination is up to date

Kyrgyzstan: Increase in measles, ensure vaccination is up to date 

Spain: Increase in measles, ensure vaccination is up to date United Kingdom: Increasing norovirus, follow hygiene measures 

Morocco: Increase in measles, ensure vaccination is up to date 

Qatar: Mpox infections, monitor developments 

Saudi Arabia: Health recommendations for travel during Hajj and Umrah, abide by entry requirements 

United Arab Emirates (UAE): Mpox infection, avoid contact with sick people

3 April 2025