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What's New

Epidemiological Alerts Archives, 2003–2008

European Antibiotic Awareness Day (18 November 2008)

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General Information/Links

Detailed Description

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Food Safety and Foodborne Illness (WHO Fact Sheet No. 237)

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

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Cholera (WHO Fact Sheet No. 107)

Fact Sheets

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International Health Regulations (IHR)

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10 Facts about Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control at PAHO

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Neglected Tropical Diseases: Innovative and Intensified Disease Management

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Frequently-Asked Questions

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Frequently Asked Questions on the Proposed Revision of the International Health Regulations (IHRs)

Travel Advisory

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Travelers' Health

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International Travel and Health

Related Sites

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Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

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Investing in Global Health: 'Best Buys' and Priorities for Action in Developing Countries

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Travelers' Health

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International Travel and Health

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Networks

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List of Participants (by country, and PAHO): Annual Regional Meeting of the Countries Participating in the Network for Monitoring/Surveillance of Resistance to Antibiotics (Asunción, Paraguay, 31 January–2 February 2001)

Slides

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Progress made in the Project on Adaptation and Validation of the 5 Key Ways Manual on Food Safety in Elementary Schools in Guatemala

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Cholera (Region of the Americas, 1991-2002)

Directories and Disease/Health-Topic Pages

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Cholera

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Technical Guidelines for Disaster Situations - Index

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List of Participants (by country, and PAHO): Annual Regional Meeting of the Countries Participating in the Network for Monitoring/Surveillance of Resistance to Antibiotics (Asunción, Paraguay, 31 January–2 February 2001)

Product Types and/or Keywords:
Product Types (register under only one):
Fact sheets, PAHO Videos, Photo Gallery, Radio, Slides, Speeches, Speeches from the Director, General Announcements, Catalogs, Directories, Software, Discussion Groups/Listservs, Press Releases, Pointers to Other Sites
Keywords (no limit, or key in Product type/s in keyword field for cross-referencing): General features CHOLERA, Detailed description, Case definition, Frequently-asked questions, Travel advisory, Microbiological aspects, Collaborating institutions, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers, Networks

Number of Cases and/or Deaths

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1990–2006 (cases)

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1991–2002 (cases & deaths)

 
Food Safety
 
Emerging & Reemerging Diseases
 
Antimicrobial Resistance
 

PAHO Regional Programs

- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Food Safety
- Epidemic Alert & Response
 

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