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Health Advice for Travellers
Swiss Expert Committee for Travel Medicine

 

Health Advice for Travellers
Swiss Expert Committee for Travel Medicine

 

Health Advice for Travellers
Swiss Expert Committee for Travel Medicine

Am 18. August 2026 trat der Notfallausschuss für die Ebola-Bundibugyo-Virus-Krankheit (BVD) Epidemie in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo zum zweiten Mal zusammen, um die Lage gemäss den Internationalen Gesundheitsvorschriften (2005) neu zu bewerten. Das Risiko wurde wie folgt eingestuft:

Sehr hoch für Länder mit einer Übertragung der BVD innerhalb der Bevölkerung: D.R. Kongo
Hoch für Länder, deren Landgrenzen an Länder mit einer Übertragung der BVD innerhalb der Bevölkerung angrenzen: Angola, Burundi, die Zentralafrikanische Republik, die Republik Kongo, Ruanda, der Südsudan, Tansania, Uganda und Sambia.
Gering für den Rest der afrikanischen Region sowie alle anderen Länder ausserhalb Afrikas.

Für Reisende aus Europa stufte das ECDC das Risiko als sehr gering ein, sofern die Vorsichtsmassnahmen (siehe unten unter „Auswirkungen für Reisende“) befolgt werden. Aktuelle epidemiologische Informationen finden Sie im WHO-Dashboard und beim ECDC.

   
Siehe die Empfehlungen in EpiNews vom 19. August 2026.
WHO, 24.8.2026
In 2025, Chile reported 11’155 syphilis cases (55.2 per 100’000 population), the highest notification rate recorded between 2016 and 2025 and 2.4 times the 2016 rate. Between 2021 and 2025, men accounted for approximately 65% of cases, and adults aged 20–39 years for 58%. A marked increase was observed among men aged ≥60 years: reported cases more than doubled from 419 in 2021 to 909 in 2025 (50.8 per 100’000).
Use condoms consistently with new or occasional partners. Obtain condoms from reliable sources before travelling. Travellers at increased risk should consider HIV testing, and pre- or post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP/PEP) depending on individual risk. People with symptoms of STIs should seek medical care.
MoH Chile, May 2026 | Via BEACON, 26.8.2026

The number of malaria cases among airport workers at the Frankfurt Airport has increased to six cases: Five cases developed symptoms in early July and one in mid-August 2026. Two died - one in July, with malaria diagnosed post-mortem, and one in August - while the remaining four have recovered. All cases involved airport personnel working in administration, technical operations, or cargo/aircraft handling with no travel history to malaria-endemic area.

 

Investigations are ongoing. The presumed source of infection is one or more Anopheles mosquitoes imported aboard an aircraft arriving from a malaria-endemic region.

Airport-associated malaria is rare.

 

In febrile patients working at an airport, malaria should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Taking an occupational history is crucial, as prompt diagnosis and treatment can be lifesaving.

Gesundheitsamt Frankfurt, 27.8.2026

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