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Past sentinel events include outbreaks of travelers’ leptospirosis, severe acute respiratory syndrome, Zika, and drug-resistant malaria. With the initial efforts by Phyllis Kozarsky, Hans Lobel, Marty Cetron, and me, and with Jay’s stature behind us, the eventual results were the continuous Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding of the network to this day. In 2015, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada, one of the highest civilian honors in the country, for his outstanding contributions as a pioneer of travel and tropical medicine in Canada.

- As Canada's airports zero in on potential Ebola carriers, here's a reminder that you can't screen for stupidity. - Fear in Las Vegas too. Another plane held on the tarmac today after reports a woman on board had Ebola symptoms. Turns out she did not have Ebola. She did have a fever but isn't even from a country with an Ebola epidemic. The fear of Ebola arriving by airliner is causing countries around the world to step up passenger health screening at airports. As of today, at Canada's six largest airports, anyone travelling from the three hardest-hit countries faces an additional level of screening that could include temperature checks. What we're saying now is if they're coming in from one of those affected countries, we'd like them to answer specific questions and, of course, then be referred to a quarantine officer for a health assessment should it be needed.

The culprit is the mosquito whose sting imparts malaria and dengue fever, diseases unfamiliar to many Canadian doctors who don't recognize the symptoms in time. Dr. Dominique Tessier, of Montreal's St-Luc Hospital, said some Canadian doctors mistake malaria for the early stages of flu. She said the symptoms are similar: fever, chills, headache and generalized pain. Tessier said holiday-makers in the Caribbean and other sun destinations don't know a single mosquito bite can cause dengue, known as \"breakbone fever.\"

The culprit is the mosquito whose sting imparts malaria and dengue fever, diseases unfamiliar to many Canadian doctors who don't recognize the symptoms in time. Dr. Dominique Tessier, of Montreal's St-Luc Hospital, said some Canadian doctors mistake malaria for the early stages of flu. She said the symptoms are similar: fever, chills, headache and generalized pain. Tessier said holiday-makers in the Caribbean and other sun destinations don't know a single mosquito bite can cause dengue, known as \"breakbone fever.\"

\"The new Canadians are one of the most important targets that we need to get to. They're the ones who are getting sick with malaria, typhoid and dengue. Dr. Dominique Tessier, of Montreal's St-Luc Hospital, said some Canadian doctors mistake malaria for the early stages of flu. She said the symptoms are similar: fever, chills, headache and generalized pain. Tessier said holiday-makers in the Caribbean and other sun destinations don't know a single mosquito bite can cause dengue, known as \"breakbone fever.\"

If you're traveling abroad this summer, or any time of the year, it is recommended that, aside from mapping out your absolute must-see landmarks, you should be taking the necessary precautions against possible international illnesses. Travelsafely.com, a new health resource from SmithKline Beecham, debuted earlier this month to offer travelers tips on health, facts about disease prevention and most important, easy access to a list of vaccinations recommended for countries worldwide, as well as specific information on how to protect yourself against hepatitis A, the most common vaccine-preventable disease. Fifty percent of travelers who venture into the developing worlds will usually develop some type of problem, most of them experience traveler's diarrhea. But there are two main causes of death for travelers. One is malaria. When you're going into heavy malaria areas you need to get advice from an expert. A family doctor will probably not know where drug resistant malarial areas are, what the idea medication is, or what your worries should be. Personal protection materials against insects and anti-malarial drugs are needed when traveling to countries in Africa and Oceana (New Guinea, the Solomon Islands) -- heavy malaria region. Malaria is everywhere in the developing world except for the far East Islands. Hepatitis A is extremely common. It is the most easily transmitted. Ninety percent of people in developing worlds have had hepatitis A by age 10, due to poor sanitation and hygiene. This also translates into a risk for travelers. Travelers who have not been vaccinated get hepatitis A occurs 100 times more often than typhoid fever and 1,000 times more than cholera. The highest incidence of hepatitis A includes Mexico, parts of the Caribbean, South America, Central America, Africa, Asia (except Japan), the Mediterranean basin, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Traveler's should be immunized at least two weeks before traveling.

A few dozen cases of pneumonic plague, reported in a city in India two weeks ago, sparked mass flight and the spread of the disease to more than 1,600 suspected cases, hitting teeming New Delhi and Calcutta this week. Dr. Sudi Devanesen, a specialist in international health at the University of Toronto, says it's time for India to embark on mass inoculations for the plague now that it is present again. AP photo: WAITING IN FEAR: Residents of New Delhi line up at a clinic for checkups yesterday as the city recorded its first two deaths from pneumonic plague. Many countries have closed their airports to flights from India.

The CD-ROM is replete with links to informative Web sites, recommendations concerning prophylaxis and vaccines, extensive tables and maps, information about potentially dangerous food and water, and selected photographs.

As of press time, close to 20 dead birds from Ontario were confirmed or suspected to carry the West Nile virus (WNV), but a human case had yet to be reported, said Dr. Harvey Artsob (PhD), chief of zoonotic diseases at the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health in Winnipeg, where birds are being tested.