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EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 13 (4 December 2008)

EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas

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Surveillance

Featured Surveillance Items

EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 13 (4 December 2008)
This issue reports on a case of febrile hemorrhagic syndrome in Brazil.
eid-eer-2008-12-04.htm

EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas
The purpose of these updates is to disseminate information on the prevention and control of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases (EID) in the Region of the Americas. This might include information on the latest outbreaks, new research developments, the globalization of disease, new materials on EID on the PAHO web, etc. The updates were launched in July 2003.
eid-eer-ew.htm

EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 12 (13 November 2008)
This issue covers the epizootic among monkeys in southeastern Brazil and northwestern Argentina, along with the measures being taken and recommendations made.
eid-eer-2008-11-13.htm

... more Surveillance Features.

Situation Reports

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Epidemiological Status of TB (Region of the Americas, 2004)

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WHO Report on Infectious Diseases: Overcoming Microbial Resistance

Annual Status Reports

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Annual Regional Report from Countries Participating in the Network for Monitoring and Surveillance of Resistance to Antibiotics (2002 data) (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10–13 May 2003)

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Annual Regional Meeting of Countries Participating in the Monitoring/Surveillance Network on Resistance to Antibiotics (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, 17-19 April 2002)

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Annual Regional Meeting of Countries Participating in the Network for Monitoring/Surveillance of Resistance to Antibiotics (Asunción, Paraguay, 31 January–February 2001)

Country Profiles

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Number of Cholera Cases in the Americas (1990–2006)

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Yellow Fever: Map Depicting Cases in Proportion to Deaths (South America, 1999–2004)

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Number of Cases and Deaths from Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) (Region of the Americas, 1993–2003)

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Tuberculosis: Number of Cases and AFB (+), Reduction Rate (Region of the Americas, by country and year, 2001–2002)

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Incidence/Mortality/Case Fatality

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Number of Cholera Cases in the Americas (1990–2006)

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Yellow Fever: Map Depicting Cases in Proportion to Deaths (South America, 1999–2004)

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Number of Cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) (Region of the Americas, 1993–2004)

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Outbreaks

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EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 13 (4 December 2008)

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EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 12 (13 November 2008)

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International Health Regulations (IHR)

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EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 11 (31 March 2008)

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Epidemic Alert and Response

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EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 12 (13 November 2008)

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Assessment and Notification of Public Health Events: International Health Regulations

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International Health Regulations (IHR)

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EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 8 (21 March 2008)

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Guidelines and Manuals

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Infection Control Strategies for Specific Procedures in Health-Care Facilities: Epidemic-prone and pandemic-prone acute respiratory diseases, A Quick Reference Guide

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Epidemic-prone & pandemic-prone acute respiratory diseases: Infection prevention & control in health-care facilities, Summary guidance

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Infection Prevention and Control of Epidemic- and Pandemic-Prone Acute Respiratory Diseases in Health Care: WHO Interim Guidelines

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PAHO-CDC Generic Proposal for Influenza Surveillance

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Resistance Surveillance

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Vth Meeting of the Surveillance Network for Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Amazon Countries

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Third Joint Meeting of the Networks for Surveillance of Emerging Infectious Diseases (Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 26-28 February 2004)

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IVth Meeting of the Surveillance Network for Emerging and Reemerging Diseases in the Amazon Region (Belém, Pará, Brazil, 15–18 March 2003)

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Pan American Health Organization's Proposed Contribution to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) / Latin America and Caribbean Bureau's Amazon Malaria Initiative (AMI): Project Proposal and Workplans for Years 2 & 3 (March 2003)

... more Resistance Surveillance.

Laboratories

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CSP27.R10: Regional Policy and Strategy for Ensuring Quality of Health Care, Including Patient Safety

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VIth Meeting of the Southern Cone Surveillance Network for Emerging Infectious Diseases (Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 4–5 March 2005)

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Regional Meeting of the Tuberculosis Laboratory Network (Mexico City, 6–8 September 2004)

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Executive Report: Subregional Meeting of the Central American Network for the Prevention and Control of Emerging and Reemerging Diseases (RECACER) (Costa Rica, 21–22 February 2002)

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Quality Control

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CSP27.R10: Regional Policy and Strategy for Ensuring Quality of Health Care, Including Patient Safety

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Regional Meeting of the Tuberculosis Laboratory Network (Mexico City, 6–8 September 2004)

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Malaria Rapid Diagnosis—Making It Work: Informal Consultation on Field Trials and Quality Assurance on Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests

Quality Assurance

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CSP27.R10: Regional Policy and Strategy for Ensuring Quality of Health Care, Including Patient Safety

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Regional Meeting of the Tuberculosis Laboratory Network (Mexico City, 6–8 September 2004)

Epidemiological Surveillance Systems (ESS)

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Report: Third Meeting of the Surveillance Networks for Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Amazon and Southern Cone Regions--Atlanta, Georgia,15-16 July 2000

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Second Meeting of a Surveillance Network for Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) in the Southern Cone Region (Brasilia, Brazil, 11-13 May 1999)

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Second Meeting to Establish a Surveillance Network for Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) in the Amazon Region (Tarapoto, Peru, 14-16 April 1999)

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Final Report: Meeting to Establish a Network of Laboratories for the Surveillance of Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) in the Amazon Region (Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 9-11 February 1998)

... more Epidemiological Surveillance Systems.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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Malaria: Epidemiological Map by Risk Levels for Eight Countries of the Rainforest Region of South America

Maps

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Yellow Fever: Map Depicting Cases in Proportion to Deaths (South America, 1999–2004)

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Number of Cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) (Region of the Americas, 1993–2004)

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Malaria: Epidemiological Map by Risk Levels for Eight Countries of the Rainforest Region of South America

Product Types and/or Keywords:
Product Types (register under only one):
Situation Reports, Country Profiles, Forms, Guidelines and Manuals, Health Profiles and Data, Statistical Databases, Other Databases
Keywords (no limit, or key in Product type/s in keyword field for cross-referencing): Surveillance features Emerging/Reemerging Diseases, Annual status reports, Incidence/Mortality/Fatality, Epidemic alert and response, Incidence and disease registries, Outbreaks, Resistance surveillance, Laboratories, Epidemiological surveillance systems, Geographic information systems, Maps, Groups affected, Risk factors/behaviors, Quality control, Quality assurance, Monitoring and Evaluation

EID Surveillance Networks

Fact Sheets

- Subregional Networks
- RECACER
 

Meetings

Amazon Region

- 2005
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- 2003
- 2001
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- 1999
- 1998

Central America

- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001

Southern Cone

- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998
 

SARS
(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

 

WHO

- EID Page
- Disease Outbreak News
- Travel Info
- Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER)
 

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