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Total Ebola Cases 3,000+, Deaths 1500+: Is This The Whole Story?

by Ronald St. John | Aug 31, 2014 | Health, Travel

Total Ebola Cases 3,000+, Deaths 1500+: Is This The Whole Story? The World Health Organization (WHO) is worried that the extent of the Ebola virus disease (Ebola) outbreaks in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone is underestimated by the official statistics. How...

Why You, As A Traveller, Won’t Catch Ebola

by Madeline Sharpe | Jul 28, 2014 | Health, Travel

Why You, As A Traveller, Won’t Catch Ebola The Ebola outbreak affecting 3 countries in West Africa is getting a lot of media attention, and perhaps it should since it is the largest epidemic of this disease in history. And it can be highly lethal if you catch it; up...

So, You Think You Won’t Get Chikungunya Fever While Visiting the Caribbean?

by Ronald St. John | Jul 8, 2014 | Health, Travel

So, You Think You Won’t Get Chikungunya Fever While Visiting the Caribbean? You should be aware that there is a raging epidemic of chikungunya fever in the Caribbean. It all started a little over 6 months ago, when the first case was reported in St. Martin in a...

Chikungunya cases surpass 100,000!

by Ronald St. John | Jun 6, 2014 | Health, Travel

Chikungunya cases surpass 100,000! Travellers to the Caribbean need to listen up! Watch out for mosquitoes carrying chikungunya virus. What? Who ever heard of chikungunya fever? It was always in Southeast Asia, but now it is in the Americas in a big way. In just the...

Chikungunya Fever in the Caribbean — Tourist Warning

by Ronald St. John | Mar 15, 2014 | Health, Travel

Chikungunya Fever in the Caribbean — Tourist Warning Since the first ever appearance of the chikungunya virus in the Western Hemisphere approximately 10 weeks ago, the spread of chikungunya in the eastern Caribbean appears to be unstoppable. It was first detected in...

Are YOU Spreading Measles?

by Madeline Sharpe | Feb 25, 2014 | Health, Travel

Are YOU Spreading Measles? When measles outbreaks occur anywhere in the world at any time, unvaccinated travellers may be exposed, becoming infected and inadvertently spreading the disease when they travel to their home countries before they become ill (e.g., during...