In 2023, after the world reopened to international travel, residents of the United Kingdom made 86.2 million trips abroad, marking a 21% increase compared to 2022.
Unfortunately, many travelers returned home carrying mosquito-borne diseases.
A new report published on March 27, 2025, by the Travel Health and International Health Regulations team in the Epidemic and Emerging Infections Directorate, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), summarises case numbers of selected travel-associated infections reported in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (EWNI).
India – United Kingdom Travelers Infected with Chikungunya
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The United States has been experiencing its largest measles outbreak since 2019, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently stated that the outbreak's source is "unknown."
On March 27, 2025, the WHO published Disease Outbreak News (561), confirming that measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. Since then, imported measles cases have been reported, as this highly contagious disease remains endemic in many parts of the world.
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