Weekly Epidemiological Record articles from February 2007

Weekly Epidemiological Record archives from February 2007

Meningococcal disease, Sudan/Meningococcie, Soudan.
February 23, 2007... From 1 January to 10 February 2007, the Ministry of Health of the Government of Southern Sudan reported 1129 suspected cases of meningococcal disease including 96 deaths (case-fatality rate, 8.5%) in 8 out of 10 states of Southern Sudan. ...

Rabies vaccine-update/Vaccin contre la rage--mise a jour.
February 23, 2007... Please note that the information below has been extracted from International travel and health 2007, which will be available by end of February 2007. Risk for travellers The risk to travellers in rabies-endemic areas (see map, or...

WHO web sites on infectious diseases/Sites internet de l'OMS sur les maladies infectieuses.(Website list)
February 23, 2007... WHO web sites on infectious diseases Sites internet de l'OMS sur les maladies infectieuses Avian influenza http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ avian_influenza/en/index.html...

International Health Regulations/Reglement Sanitaire International.(cholera cases)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
February 23, 2007... INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS / REGLEMENT SANITAIRE INTERNATIONAL Notifications of diseases received from 16 to 22 February 2007 / Notifications de maladies recues du 16 au 22 fevrier 2007 Cases / Deaths...

Malaria, Jamaica/Paludisme, Jamaique.
February 16, 2007... On 9 February 2007, the Ministry of Health of Jamaica confirmed 280 cases of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum on the island between 6 November 2006 and 3 February 2007. Of these reported cases, 264 have occurred in Kingston, 12 in St...

Meningococcal disease, Burkina Faso/Meningococcie, Burkina Faso.(disease reports)(Brief article)
February 16, 2007... From 1 January to 31 January 2007, the Ministry of Health reported 789 suspected cases including 96 deaths (case-fatality rate, 12.2%) in the country. Ouargaye district has an attack rate above the epidemic threshold and another 3 districts,...

Poliomyelitis, Chad/Poliomyelite, Tchad.(Brief article)
February 16, 2007... On 23 January 2007, the Ministry of Health in Chad confirmed one new poliomyelitis case (type 3). It is the first poliomyelitis case in Chad since December 2005. A 2-year-old girl from N'Djamena developed paralysis on 26 November 2006....

Yellow fever, Togo--update (1)/Fievre jaune, Togo--mise a jour (1).
February 16, 2007... The mass vaccination campaign started on 12 February 2007 in the regions of Kara and Savanes where 3 cases of yellow fever were laboratory confirmed. Yellow fever reappeared in these regions after an absence of more than 20 years. The...

Mumps virus vaccines/Vaccins anti-ourliens.
February 16, 2007... WHO position paper (1) In accordance with its mandate to provide guidance to Member States on health policy matters, WHO issues a series of regularly updated position papers on vaccines and combinations of vaccines against diseases that...

International health regulations/Reglement sanitaire international.(cholera cases)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
February 16, 2007... Notifications of diseases received from 9 to 15 February 2007 / Notifications de maladies recues du 9 au 15 fevrier 2007 Cholera / Cholera Cases / Deaths Cases / Deaths Cas / Deces ...

Meningococcal disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Meningococcie, Republique democratique du Congo.(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)
February 9, 2007... From 1 to 31 January 2007, the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 53 suspected cases including 6 deaths (case-fatality rate, 11.3%), of meningococcal disease in Adi health zone, Orientale Province, in the...

Update: WHO-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) infection, 25 November 2003-24 November 2006/Le point sur la grippe aviaire A(H5N1) chez l'homme: cas confirmes par l'OMS, 25 novembre 2003-24 novembre 2006.(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)(Clinical report)
February 9, 2007... Introduction It is 3 years since WHO began recording human cases of infection with avian influenza A(H5N1). A description of 205 laboratory-confirmed cases occurring up to 30 April 2006 found that 90% of cases were in people aged <40...

WHO web sites on infectious diseases/Sites internet de I'OMS sur les maladies infectieuses.(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)(Website list)
February 9, 2007... WHO web sites on infectious diseases Sites internet de l'OMS sur les maladies infectieuses Avian influenza http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ avian_influenza/en/index.html Buruli...

International Health Regulations/Reglement Sanitaire International.(OUTBREAK NEWS/LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
February 9, 2007... INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS/REGLEMENT SANITAIRE INTERNATIONAL Notifications of diseases received from 2 to 8 February 2007/Notifications de maladies recues du 2 au 8 fevrier 2007 Cases/Deaths...

Meningococcal disease, Uganda / Meningococcie, Ouganda.(OUTBREAK NEWS
February 2, 2007... From 1 January to 21 January 2007, the Ministry of Health reported 241 suspected cases, including 16 deaths (case-fatality rate, 6.6%), in Arua/Maracha-Terego, Koboko, and Yumbe districts, an area bordering South Sudan and the Democratic...

Yellow fever, Togo / Fievre jaune, Togo.(OUTBREAK NEWS / LE POINT SUR LES EPIDEMIES)
February 2, 2007... A mass vaccination campaign is due to start in mid-February 2007 in the regions of Savanes and Kara, where 3 cases of yellow fever have been laboratory confirmed. (1) The most recent yellow fever mass vaccination campaign in this area...

Intercountry meningitis meeting: preparing for the next epidemic seasons, Mali, October 2006 / Meningite--Reunion interpays sur le renforcement de la surveillance et de l'action: preparation en vue des prochaines saisons epidemiques, Bamako, 17-19 octobre 2006.
February 2, 2007... Meningococcal meningitis is a bacterial infection of the brain transmitted from person to person through infected respiratory droplets. Unlike other meningitis-causing bacteria (such as Haemophilus influenzae type b [Hib] and Streptococcus...

International Health Regulations / Reglement Sanitaire International.
February 2, 2007... Notifications of diseases received from 26 January to 1 February 2007/Notifications de maladies recues du 26 janvier au 1er fevrier 2007 Cholera / Cholera Cases / Deaths Cas / Deces Africa /...