Travellers' health

Infectious diseases on aircraft

How can public health authorities evaluate risks posed by various infectious agents on aircrafts?

This page provides information for travellers and public health authorities about health issues related to specific destinations. These issues may arise from disease outbreaks, special events or gatherings, natural disasters, or other conditions that may affect travellers’ health.

Accommodation site list for Legionnaires' disease

This list below shows the current accommodation sites in EU/EEA countries with which clusters of Legionnaires’ disease have been identified but where the European Legionnaires’ disease Surveillance Network (ELDSNet) is unable to assess the risk of Legionella infection, or where ELDSNet believe there may be increased risk to travellers.

Yellow fever among travellers returning from South America, March 2017

15 Mar 2017 - This risk assessment is triggered by the increase in the number of yellow fever cases among EU travellers with exposure in South America since August 2016 and assesses the risk of contracting yellow fever for travellers to South America.

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Travellers' health

Infectious diseases on aircraft

Infectious diseases on aircraft

World Youth Day 2019 - information for travellers

Zika transmission in South East Asia

Zika transmission in the Caribbean

Rapid Risk Assessment: Potential public health risks related to communicable diseases at the WorldPride festival in Madrid, 23 June–2 July 2017

Rapid Risk Assessment: Potential public health risks related to communicable diseases at the WorldPride festival in Madrid, 23 June–2 July 2017

Outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil - 1st update, 13 April 2017

Rapid risk assessment: Zika virus disease epidemic. 10th update, 4 April 2017

Travel-associated gonorrhoea in four Nordic countries, 2008 to 2013

World Youth Day 2019 - information for travellers

Information to travellers to polio-infected countries

Oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza virus in Dutch travellers returning from Spain, August 2012Archived

Epidemiological update: Ongoing outbreak of cholera in Cuba, potential risk for European travellersArchived

Zika transmission in South East Asia

Zika transmission in the Caribbean

Legionnaires’ disease in Europe 2013

Number of accommodation site visits connected with travel-associated cases of Legionnaires’ disease per destination country, EU/EEA and neighbouring countries, 2013

Accommodation site list for Legionnaires' disease

Yellow fever among travellers returning from South America, March 2017

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

An agency of the European Union

Travellers' health

Infectious diseases on aircraft

Infectious diseases on aircraft

World Youth Day 2019 - information for travellers

Zika transmission in South East Asia

Zika transmission in the Caribbean

Rapid Risk Assessment: Potential public health risks related to communicable diseases at the WorldPride festival in Madrid, 23 June–2 July 2017

Rapid Risk Assessment: Potential public health risks related to communicable diseases at the WorldPride festival in Madrid, 23 June–2 July 2017

Outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil - 1st update, 13 April 2017

Rapid risk assessment: Zika virus disease epidemic. 10th update, 4 April 2017

Travel-associated gonorrhoea in four Nordic countries, 2008 to 2013

World Youth Day 2019 - information for travellers

Information to travellers to polio-infected countries

Oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza virus in Dutch travellers returning from Spain, August 2012Archived

Epidemiological update: Ongoing outbreak of cholera in Cuba, potential risk for European travellersArchived

Zika transmission in South East Asia

Zika transmission in the Caribbean

Legionnaires’ disease in Europe 2013

Number of accommodation site visits connected with travel-associated cases of Legionnaires’ disease per destination country, EU/EEA and neighbouring countries, 2013

Accommodation site list for Legionnaires' disease

Yellow fever among travellers returning from South America, March 2017

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