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RIMSA: Inter-American Meeting, at Ministerial Level, on Health and Agriculture

International Health Regulations (IHR)

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Surveillance

Featured Surveillance Items

West Nile Virus Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean
This article summarized current knowledge on the transmission of West Nile Virus (WNV) in tropical zones of the Americas. It was published in the Pan American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 19 (2), March 15, 2006, pp. 112-117. This link offers the full text in English and the abstract in Spanish.
Pan American Journal of Public Health

West Nile Virus in Latin America and the Caribbean
This presentation of seven PowerPoint slides provides an update on the regional situation of West Nile Virus in the Region of the Americas, containing maps and the latest prevention and control strategies.
PowerPoint

Outbreaks

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International Health Regulations (IHR)

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EID Weekly Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 21—24 June 2004

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EID Weekly Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 11—18 March 2004

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EID Weekly Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 23—18 December 2003

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Epidemic Alert and Response

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International Health Regulations (IHR)

Guidelines and Manuals

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Safety of Pyrethroids for Public Health Use

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Global Insecticide Use for Vector-Borne Disease Control (2nd ed.)

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Guidelines for Laboratory and Field Testing of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Mosquito Nets

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Guidelines on Situation Analysis for Public Health Pesticide Management

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Resistance Surveillance

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

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 WEST NILE VIRUS, 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

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