Weekly Epidemiological Record articles from February 2006

Weekly Epidemiological Record archives from February 2006

Avian influenza--spread of the virus to new countries/Grippe aviaire--extension a de nouveaux pays.(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)
February 24, 2006... Rapid geographical spread of the virus (as of 21 February 2006) The occurrence of the disease in India, reported on 18 February 2006, is part of a recent pattern of rapid geographical spread of the virus in wild and domestic birds. India...

Avian influenza, India/Grippe aviaire, Inde.(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)
February 24, 2006... On 18 February 2006, agricultural authorities in India confirmed the country's first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in poultry. The disease was detected at several commercial farms in the Navapur sub-district in the...

Avian influenza, Indonesia--update (1)/ Grippe aviaire, Indonesie--mise a jour (1).(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)(Brief article)
February 24, 2006... On 20 February 2006, the Ministry of Health in Indonesia confirmed a new case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. This fatal case, a 23-year-old man from East Jakarta, was employed as an egg seller at a wet market. He...

Avian influenza, Iraq--update (1)/Grippe aviaire, Iraq--mise a jour (1).(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)
February 24, 2006... On 17 February 2006, the Ministry of Health in Iraq confirmed the country's second case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case, a 39-year-old man from the northern province of Sulaimaniyah, developed symptoms on 18...

Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness): epidemiological update/Trypanosomiase humaine africaine (maladie du sommeil): mise a jour epidemiologique.
February 24, 2006... Introduction At its meeting in Geneva on 21-27 November 1995, (1) the WHO Expert Committee on Control and Surveillance of African Trypanosomiasis emphasized not only the recrudescence of the disease, with major flare-ups in many endemic...

International health regulations/ Reglement sanitaire international.(Statistical table)
February 24, 2006... INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS / REGLEMENT SANITAIRE INTERNATIONAL Notifications of diseases received from 17 to 23 February 2006 / Notifications de maladies recues du 17 au 23 fevrier 2006 Cholera / Cholera ...

Avian influenza, China--update (1)/Grippe aviaire, Chine--mise a jour (1).(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)
February 17, 2006... On 9 February 2006, the Ministry of Health in China reported the country's eleventh laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case, a 26-year-old female farmer from the south-eastern province...

Avian influenza, Indonesia--update (1)/ Grippe aviaire, Indonesie--mise a jour (1).(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)(Brief article)
February 17, 2006... On 13 February 2006, the Ministry of Health in Indonesia confirmed 2 new cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Both cases were fatal. The first case, a 22-year-old woman, developed symptoms on 25 January and died...

Meningococcal disease, Uganda--update (1)/ Meningococcie, Ouganda--mise a jour (1).(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)(Brief article)
February 17, 2006... From 28 December 2005 to 3 February 2006, 301 suspected cases of meningococcal disease including 23 deaths have been reported from the districts of Nakapiripirit (258 cases including 19 deaths) and Moroto (43 cases including 4 deaths) in...

Resurgence of wild poliovirus type 1 transmission and effect of importation into polio-free countries, 2002-2005/Resurgence de la transmission du poliovirus sauvage de type 1 et effet de son importation dans des pays exempts de poliomyelite, 2002-2005.
February 17, 2006... Following the 1988 World Health Assembly resolution (1) to eradicate poliomyelitis globally, the number of countries endemic for poliomyelitis decreased from 125 in 1988 to only 6 in 2003. (2) However, beginning in 2002, 21 countries...

International health regulations/Reglement sanitaire international.(Statistical table)
February 17, 2006... INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS / REGLEMENT SANITAIRE INTERNATIONAL Notifications of diseases received from 10 to 16 February 2006 / Notifications de maladies recues du 10 au 16 fevrier 2006 Cholera / Cholera ...

Avian influenza, Indonesia--update (1)/ Grippe aviaire, Indonesie--mise a jour (1).(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)
February 10, 2006... On 6 February 2006, the Ministry of Health in Indonesia confirmed 4 new cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, 2 of which were fatal. The first fatal case, a 22-year-old man from West Java, died on 26 January. He...

Avian influenza, Iraq--update (1)/Grippe aviaire, Iraq--mise a jour (1).(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)
February 10, 2006... On 7 February 2006, a WHO-led team of international experts, including veterinary experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, arrived in the Erbil and Sulaimaniyah area of northern Iraq, where a fatal human case...

Meningococcal disease, Sudan/Meningococcie, Soudan.(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)(Brief article)
February 10, 2006... Between 1 and 31 January 2006, 136 suspected cases and 15 deaths of meningococcal disease were reported in 6 states of Sudan. The epidemic threshold was crossed in 2 administrative units (Guli in Blue Nile State and Wad el Heleu in Kassala...

Future needs and directions for Shigella vaccines/Besoins et orientations futurs en matiere de vaccins anti-Shigella.
February 10, 2006... Background information and rationale for the meeting The last international meeting organized by WHO to consider the state of Shigella vaccines took place in 1996. (1) At that time, recommendations were made to encourage research and...

Development and evaluation of new diagnostic tests for human African trypanosomiasis/Mise au point et evaluation de nouveaux tests de diagnostic de la trypanosomiase humaine africaine.
February 10, 2006... The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) and WHO, with a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced on 6 February 2006 that they will begin work on the development and evaluation of new diagnostic tests for human...

International Health Regulations/ Reglement Sanitaire International.(Statistical table)
February 10, 2006... INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS / REGLEMENT SANITAIRE INTERNATIONAL Notifications of diseases received from 3 to 9 February 2006 / Notifications de maladies recues du 3 au 9 fevrier 2006 Cholera / Cholera ...

Avian influenza, China--update (1)/Grippe aviaire, Chine--mise a jour (1).(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)
February 3, 2006... On 25 January 2006, the Ministry of Health in China confirmed the country's tenth case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case, a 29-year-old woman from Chengdu City (south-central province of Sichuan), developed...

Avian influenza, Iraq/Grippe aviaire, Iraq.(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)
February 3, 2006... On 30 January 2006, the Ministry of Health in Iraq confirmed the country's first case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case, a 15-year-old girl, died on 17 January following a severe respiratory illness. Her...

Avian influenza, Turkey--update (1)/ Grippe aviaire, Turquie--mise a jour (1).(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)(Brief article)
February 3, 2006... On 30 January 2006, a WHO collaborating laboratory in the United Kingdom confirmed 12 of the 21 cases of H5N1 avian influenza previously announced by the Turkish Ministry of Health. All 4 fatalities are among the 12 confirmed cases. ...

Meningococcal disease, Uganda/Meningococcie, Ouganda.(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)(Brief article)
February 3, 2006... From 28 December 2005 to 23 January 2006, 163 suspected cases of meningococcal disease have been reported from the district of Nakapiripirit in north-eastern Uganda. Four cerebral spinal fluid specimens were positive for Neisseria...

International standards for tuberculosis care (1)/ Normes internationales applicables au traitement de la tuberculose (1).
February 3, 2006... Summary The purpose of the International standards for tuberculosis care (the standards) is to describe a widely accepted level of care that all practitioners, public and private, should seek to achieve in managing patients who have, or...

Influenza/Grippe.
February 3, 2006... During weeks 2-3 2006, widespread influenza activity was reported in a few states/provinces in Canada, Japan and the United States, while activity remained low in the rest of the world. Canada. (1) The consultation rate of influenza-like...

International Health Regulations/ Reglement Sanitaire International.(Statistical table)
February 3, 2006... INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS / REGLEMENT SANITAIRE INTERNATIONAL Notifications of diseases received from 27 January to 2 February 2006 / Notifications de maladies recues du 27 janvier au 2 fevrier 2006 Cholera / Cholera ...