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Following a measurable increase last year, 2025 looks set to be a promising year for international travel. About 1.4 billion passengers were expected to fly abroad in 2024.
Today, the trade association for UK travel agents, ABTA, published its Destinations to Watch 2025 report. This report empowers international travelers with ideas and inspiration to explore lesser-known places or discover new perspectives on familiar places.
ABTA's data, published on January 8, 2025, shows that 68% of people intend to take an overseas holiday in 2025.

Meaningful reduction in symptoms seen for some taking an extended course outside of the context of an acute infection

Over the past few years, there has been a very positive trend in reducing mosquito-transmitted malaria infections and related fatalities in Africa.
However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently wrote, 'Given current trends, progress towards critical targets of the WHO global malaria strategy is off track.'

A seldom discussed fungal infection, primarily found in the soil in the Southwest and endemic to Arizona, significantly impacted people's respiratory health in 2024. Living in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, puts residents at high risk for Valley fever.
While anyone who lives in or travels to a Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis) endemic area is at risk, with about 5% of seniors most vulnerable. 

New Zealand's tourism industry is well-positioned to set international visitor records in 2025. Over the last few weeks, various government agencies have updated Vista requirements and safety advisories and clarified vaccination recommendations for visitors to the 'Most Beautiful Country.'
New Zealand is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Australia. It has two main islands, the North and South Islands, and over 700 smaller islands that offer world-class tourism opportunities.

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) today announced the launching of the annual Oral Rabies Vaccination Program (ORVP) bait drop for animals on January 7, 2024.
The OVRP program for 2025 includes additional bait distribution areas in far West Texas, parts of El Paso County, and other counties bordering New Mexico. The geographic expansion is in response to a new Arizona fox rabies virus variant that has moved east and been confirmed in Sierra County, New Mexico.

Since first impacting people in the Region of America in 2014, the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus has affected many people's health. According to recent reports, most countries in the Americas reported fewer Zika outbreaks in 2024.
Additionally, a second-generation Zika vaccine candidate has progressed in clinical trial development for the first time.
As of January 3, 2024, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) confirmed the local transmission of Zika in countries and territories in the Americas region.