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Epidemiological Alerts Archives, 2003–2008

EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 6, No. 4 (10 February 2009)

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General Information/Links

Featured General Items

Award for the Three Best Rabies Prevention and Control Events in Latin America and the Caribbean for World Rabies Day 2008
The event you hold this year for World Rabies Day 2008 will qualify you to compete for a PAHO certificate and a US$ 1000 cash prize from the Alliance for Rabies Control and WRD for your event next year. See the flyer for details.
wrd-2008-award-eng.pdf

Leishmaniasis Photo Gallery: Vector, Reservoirs, Parasite
This page offers a dozen photos on leishmaniasis: its vector, the phlebotomine sandfly; the domestic and wild animals that act as reservoirs; and the Leishmania parasite.
leish-fotos1.htm

Expert Consultation: Rabies Transmitted by Vampire Bats in the Amazon Region (Brasilia, 10-11 October 2006)
The goal of this meeting is to strengthen systems to prevent vampir-bat-transmitted rabies in the Amazon by establishing an Amazonian Plan to Prevent Wildlife Rabies. Objectives are to establish coordination mechanisms for technical cooperation on rabies prevention in the Amazon; generate recommendations on risk mitigation; and promote multidisciplinary and multisectoral measures for the surveillance, prevention and control of bat rabies. This page contains the executive summary and access the presentations and full-text report, plus photos and links.
rabia-murcielagos.htm

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Detailed Description

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Rabies Home: About Rabies; Frequently Asked Questions, the Rabies Virus, Natural History, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Prevention & Control, Bats & Rabies, Kids Rabies Home Page, References, Resources, Links)

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Foodborne Diseases, Emerging (WHO Fact Sheet No. 124)

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Rabies (WHO Fact Sheet No. 99)

Fact Sheets

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International Health Regulations (IHR)

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Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control at PAHO

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

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PAHO Regional Program on Zoonoses

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Frequently-Asked Questions

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Avian Influenza Frequently Asked Questions

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Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus

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Ten things you need to know about pandemic influenza

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Avian Influenza: Frequently Asked Questions (Weekly Epidemiological Record 80:44, pp. 377-384)

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Travel Advisory

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EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 4 (11 February 2008)

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EID Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 5, No. 3 (18 January 2008)

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Travelers' Health

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International Travel and Health

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Related Sites

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The Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC)

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Bird Flu: Preparation, Not Panic!

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Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

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GF-TADs: Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Diseases

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Collaborating Institutions

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The Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC)

PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers

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PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers and WHO Reference Laboratory for Influenza in the Americas

Networks

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Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 7, July 2007

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EID Weekly Updates: Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Region of the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 12—25 March 2004

PAHO Videos

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Monica and Her Gang: Caring for Your Pet

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Caring for Your Pet - Public Service Announcements

Photo Gallery

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Leishmaniasis Photo Gallery: Vector, Reservoirs, Parasite

Slides

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Monica's Gang: Down with Rabies!

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

Speeches from the Director

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An ACHIEVABLE DREAM: Eliminating some Diseases from the Region

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An Achievable Dream: Eliminating Some Diseases from the Americas

General Announcements

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Award for the Three Best Rabies Prevention and Control Events in Latin America and the Caribbean for World Rabies Day 2008

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Helping prevent avian influenza in Latin America and the Caribbean: FAO handbook offers guidance to small poultry farmers

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Avian Influenza

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Pandemic Influenza

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Regional Events Directory, Veterinary Public Health

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Rabies

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Health Surveillance & Disease Prevention & Control   —   Veterinary Public Health:   Anthrax - Avian Influenza - Food Safety - Foot-and-Mouth Disease - Rabies - RIMSA - West Nile Virus - Zoonoses/Animal Health - Virtual Library in Veterinary Public Health (VHL) -
Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease PANAFTOSA (avian influenza, rabies, other zoonoses) - News: Veterinary Public Health -
Communicable Diseases - Health Analysis & Statistics - Chronic Diseases