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Epidemiological Alerts Archives, 2003–2008
(Note: Series renamed, formerly EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas.)
The purpose of these alerts is to disseminate information on the latest public-health events that have been identified as risks to health, trade, and/or international travel. Most of these events are primarily due to infectious agents, while others are due to chemical or physical agents. The PAHO Epidemiological Alerts published at the regional level (for the Americas) complement the WHO Disease Outbreak News published at the global level. The latest issues can be found at the new site, 2009 onwards.
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Surveillance

Featured Surveillance Items

Fish-Kill Outbreak in the Southern Caribbean: Epidemiology and Public-Health Impact
This 28-slide PowerPoint presentation gives an overview of the initial experience of fish mortality in the southeastern Caribbean in 1999 and discusses its public-health, economic,and political implications, with the hypothesis of Streptococcus iniae involvement. It also shows heretofore unseen satellite images of clorophyll a concentration in the area.
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Its Risks: Animal and Public Health, International Trade
The identification in 2000 of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in native-born cattle in European countries previously thought to be free of the disease has led to increased concern about the extent of the BSE epidemic and raised questions about the possible risks for public health
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Situation Reports

Preventing disease through healthy environments: Towards an estimate of the environmental burden of disease

Situation Updates— Avian Influenza

Guidelines and Manuals

The 5 key ways to keep your food safe (Content Manual)

How to make a plan for safe food in my school? The 5 key ways to have a school with safe food and water: Manual for the Parent Advisory Council

Activity Book, The 5 key ways to keep your food safe (Teacher's Guide)

A Guide to Healthy Food Markets

Statistical Databases

Public Health Surveillance in the Americas: National Epidemiological Surveillance and Statistical Information Systems

About RIMSA

RIMSA 13
(2003)

RIMSA 12
(2001)

RIMSA 11
(1999)

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