Researchers reported today in the Journal of Infectious Diseases an increase in non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) infections in the United States suggests international travel is a significant risk factor for antibiotic resistance.
Globally, NTS infections are responsible for the highest-burden of all foodborne diseases.
Among 9,301 NTS infections reviewed in this study, 1,159 (12%) occurred after recent international travel.

As the international community reengages visiting the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced a few changes in its travel vaccination policy.
As of April 27, 2023, the CDC's website says if you are a non-U.S. citizen who is a nonimmigrant (not a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or traveling to the U.S. on an immigrant visa), you will need to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before you travel by air to the United States from a foreign country.

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the Federal Republic of Nigeria's meningitis outbreak had caused severe concerns this year.
The WHO reported on April 27, 2023, between October 2022, and April 16, 2023, Nigeria confirmed 1,686 suspected cases of meningitis, including 124 deaths, for a case fatality ratio (CFR) of 7%.
Unfortunately, the highest proportion of reported cases is among children aged 1 to 15.
And the Jigawa state accounts for 74% of all suspected meningitis cases.

Protecting the rights of air passengers is a priority of the Government of Canada, and the Government will continue to ensure that travelers' rights are respected by airlines when travel does not go according to plan.
Canada's Minister of Transport, the Honorable Omar Alghabra, announced on April 24, 2023, that proposed amendments to the Canada Transportation Act had been introduced as part of the Budget Implementation Act. 

Is a bird flu pandemic really a risk to people in 2023? That is the question a group of researchers answered in an Early Release Original Publication posted today.
Since late 2021, the largest bird flu outbreak in history has impacted most countries.
In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a June 2023 Dispatch, Volume 29, Number 6, confirming a total of 39 states recently experienced outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in birds from commercial poultry farms and backyard flocks.

Today marks the 16th World Malaria Day and an appropriate time for everyone to take stock of malaria's devastating impact in the African Region.
It's Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, and implement, wrote the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, on April 25, 2023. 
Excerpts from his announcement are included below:

While any avian influenza infection in a human can cause severe disease, the recent bird flu outbreaks have elevated various concerns. 
Whenever avian influenza viruses are circulating in poultry, wild birds, or mammals, there is a risk for humans due to exposure to infected animals or contaminated environments.
Globally, eleven human influenza A H5N1 2.3.4.4b infections have been reported during 2022-2023.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently announced awards for a combined total value of up to $1.3 billion for Computed Tomography (CT) scanners for deployment across TSA checkpoints starting in the Summer of 2023.
CT scanners checked baggage and are sized to fit the checkpoint environment.
Furthermore, these innovative CT scanners apply sophisticated algorithms and create 3-D rotatable images to help TSA operators detect prohibited items.

The U.S. government once again confirmed dengue is an ongoing risk in many parts of Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
On April 17, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it had reissued a Watch – Level 1, Practice Usual Precautions notice regarding various dengue outbreaks in countries throughout the Americas.
This CDC travel alert was originally posted on August 27, 2019.

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced Equatorial Guinea (EG) continues facing an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) for the first time.
And as of April 15, 2023, the country's capacity to manage the outbreak must be strengthened.
In addition to the nine confirmed cases reported in the WHO's Disease Outbreak News of March 22, 2023, six more individuals tested positive for MVD, with one more affected EG province.