Weekly Epidemiological Record articles from June 2007

Weekly Epidemiological Record archives from June 2007

Dracunculiasis eradication: ministerial meeting, Geneva, 16 May 2007/ Eradication de la dracunculose: reunion ministerielle, Geneve, 16 mai 2007.(Report)
June 29, 2007... A ministerial meeting on the eradication of dracunculiasis was held on 16 May 2007 during the 60th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. Ministers of health or their representatives from 9 countries that remain endemic for...

Validation of neonatal tetanus elimination in Egypt by lot quality-assurance cluster sampling/Validation de l'elimination du tetanos neonatal en Egypte a l'aide d'un sondage en grappes pour le controle de la qualite des lots.
June 29, 2007... Introduction Egypt has about 74 million inhabitants. From 2001 to 2005, the neonatal mortality rate was estimated to be 19.7/1000 births; the infant mortality rate was 33.2/1000 births; and mortality among children aged <5 years was...

WHO-based tropical disease research programme to focus on emerging diseases/Le programme de recherche de l'OMS concernant les maladies tropicales s'oriente vers les maladies emergentes.(Report)
June 29, 2007... On 22 June 2007, the WHO-based Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) adopted a new strategy for strengthening and expanding research to prevent and control "infectious diseases of poverty." The strategy...

Global leprosy situation, 2007/Le point sur la lepre dans le monde, 2007.(Report)
June 22, 2007... Introduction The global burden of leprosy--measured in terms of the number of new cases detected during the year--is stabilizing, and there is a steady declining trend. Timely detection of new cases and prompt treatment with multidrug...

Progress in preventing hepatitis B through universal infant vaccination: China, 1997-2006/Prevention de l'hepatite B par la vaccination universelle des nourrissons: progres en Chine entre 1997 et 2006.
June 15, 2007... Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a leading cause of illness and death in China. Approximately 60% of the population has a history of infection with HBV, and 9.8% of people in China are chronically infected with it and at risk for...

Update of standard nomenclature for wild-type rubella viruses, 2007/ Nomenclature normalisee des virus rubeoleux de type sauvage-mise a jour 2007.(Report)
June 15, 2007... Introduction Virological surveillance data on rubella viruses are used to track progress towards the goal of eliminating rubella, to help with case classification and to document transmission pathways. (1) In 2004, representatives from...

Improved meningitis vaccine for Africa could signal eventual end to deadly scourge/Un meilleur vaccin contre la meningite pourrait marquer la fin de ce fleau mortel en Afrique.
June 15, 2007... On 8 June 2007, the Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) released new data on the performance of a meningitis vaccine in West African children, suggesting that the new vaccine--expected to sell initially for 40 US cents a dose--will be much more...

International health regulations / reglement sanitaire international.
June 15, 2007... INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS / REGLEMENT SANITAIRE INTERNATIONAL Notifications of diseases received from 9 to 14 June 2007/ Notifications des maladies recues du 9 au 14 juin 2007 Cholera / Cholera Cases / Deaths ...

Meeting of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication--11 January 2007/Reunion du Groupe special international pour l'eradication des maladies--11 janvier 2007.(Report)
June 1, 2007... The tenth meeting of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication was convened at the Carter Center in Atlanta, GA, USA on 11 January 2007. The task force met to review the evidence pertaining to the potential eradicability of...

Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (afp) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2005-2006 (data received in who headquarters as of 22 may 2007)/Fonctionnement de la surveillance de la paralysie flasque aigue (pfa) et incidence de la poliomyelite, 2005-2006 (donnees recues par le siege de l'oms au 22 Mai 2007).(Survey)
June 1, 2007... PERFORMANCE OF ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS (AFP) SURVEILLANCE AND INCIDENCE OF POLIOMYELITIS, 2005-2006 (DATA RECEIVED IN WHO HEADQUARTERS AS OF 22 MAY 2007) FONCTIONNEMENT DE LA SURVEILLANCE DE LA PARALYSIE FLASQUE AIGUE (PFA) ET...

Stop TB Partnership has provided treatments for 10 million people in 6 years/Partenariat halte a la tuberculose: 10 millions de personnes traitees en 6 ans.(Report)
June 1, 2007... Securing its place as an indispensable defence against the development and spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), the Stop TB Partnership announced on 29 May 2007 that its drug supply arm, the Global Drug Facility, has provided anti-TB...

WHO web sites on infectious diseases sites internet de l'OMS sur les maladies infectieuses.(Website list)
June 1, 2007... Avian influenza Buruli ulcer Cholera Deliberate use of biological and chemical agents Dengue (DengueNet) Eradication/elimination programmes Filariasis Geographical information systems (GIS) Global atlas of...

Notifications of diseases received from 25 May to 8 June 2007/Notifications des maladies recues du 25 mai au 8 juin 2007.(INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS/REGLEMENT SANITAIRE INTERNATIONAL)
June 1, 2007... Notifications of diseases received from 25 May to 8 June 2007/ Notifications des maladies recues du 25 mai au 8 juin 2007 Cholera / Cholera Cases / Deaths Cas / Deces Africa/Afrique Angola ...