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Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver transmitted by contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person
Updated: 12 July 2024Yellow fever
Yellow fever is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes causing a spectrum of disease from mild to severe symptoms
Updated: 12 July 2024Cholera
Cholera is an infection that usually causes profuse watery diarrhoea; the majority of travellers are at low risk
Updated: 11 July 2024Rabies
Rabies is transmitted to humans usually by a bite or scratch from an infected animal (usually a dog) and almost always fatal once symptoms appear
Updated: 11 July 2024Japanese encephalitis
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a viral infection of the brain transmitted to humans by mosquitoes in parts of Asia and the Pacific Rim
Updated: 11 July 2024Featured Topics
Lassa fever
Lassa fever is an infectious disease caused by Lassa virus, a member of the arenavirus family
Updated: 09 July 2024Malaria
Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease, transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito occurring in many tropical regions of the world
Updated: 19 January 2024Measles
Measles is a highly infectious viral illness with the potential for serious and life threatening complications
Updated: 18 June 2024Mpox (Monkeypox)
Mpox (monkeypox) is an infectious disease caused by the mpox virus
Updated: 09 July 2024Pertussis
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough is typically spread by the respiratory route when, for example, an infected person coughs or sneezes
Updated: 08 March 2024Avian influenza (bird flu)
An infection in birds caused by several strains of influenza A virus and some of these strains have spread from wild birds to domestic poultry
Updated: 09 July 2024
