2004

• 30 December 2004
  Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam
• 15 December 2004
  Typhoid fever in Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 3 December 2004
  Cholera in Nigeria
• 24 November 2004
  Yellow fever in Burkina Faso
• 12 November 2004
  Cholera in Senegal - update
• 2 November 2004
  Cholera in Senegal
• 29 October 2004
  Avian influenza – situation in Asia: altered role of domestic ducks
• 25 October 2004
  Avian influenza – situation in Thailand; additional fatal case confirmed
• 4 October 2004
  Avian influenza – situation in Thailand; status of pandemic vaccine development
• 28 September 2004
  Avian influenza – situation in Thailand
• 28 September 2004
  Hepatitis E in Sudan - update 3
• 27 September 2004
  Hepatitis E in Chad - update 4
• 27 September 2004
  Cholera in Chad - update
• 15 September 2004
  Hepatitis E in Chad - update 3
• 14 September 2004
  Yellow fever in Venezuela
• 9 September 2004
  Avian influenza – situation in Thailand
• 8 September 2004
  Hepatitis E in Sudan - update 2
• 7 September 2004
  Avian influenza – update: situation in Viet Nam
• 6 September 2004
  Hepatitis E in Chad - update 2
• 1 September 2004
  Rabies in France
• 1 September 2004
  Cholera in Chad
• 31 August 2004
  Hepatitis E in Chad - update
• 30 August 2004
  Hepatitis E in Sudan - update
• 25 August 2004
  Avian influenza - update: Implications of H5N1 infections in pigs in China
• 20 August 2004
  Avian influenza: H5N1 detected in pigs in China
• 19 August 2004
  Hepatitis E in Chad
• 18 August 2004
  Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam
• 13 August 2004
  Human cases of avian influenza: situation in Viet Nam
• 12 August 2004
  Three fatal human cases of avian influenza confirmed in Viet Nam
• 10 August 2004
  Hepatitis E in Sudan
• 7 August 2004
  WHO announces end of Ebola outbreak in southern Sudan
• 30 July 2004
  Avian Influenza - Assessment of the current situation
• 16 July 2004
  Avian Influenza - Necessary precautions to prevent human infection of H5N1, need for virus sharing
• 14 July 2004
  Shigellosis in Sudan
• 8 July 2004
  Avian influenza - Current evaluation of risks to humans from H5N1 following recent reports
• 6 July 2004
  Ebola haemorrhagic fever in south Sudan - update 8
• 22 June 2004
  Ebola haemorrhagic fever in south Sudan - update 7
• 17 June 2004
  Leptospirosis in Kenya
• 17 June 2004
  Ebola haemorrhagic fever in south Sudan - update 6
• 15 June 2004
  Cholera in Cameroon
• 11 June 2004
  Ebola haemorrhagic fever in south Sudan - update 5
• 7 June 2004
  Ebola haemorrhagic fever in south Sudan - update 4
• 2 June 2004
  Salmonella Enteritidis in the United States of America
• 2 June 2004
  Cholera in Niger
• 1 June 2004
  Ebola haemorrhagic fever in south Sudan - update 3
• 1 June 2004
  Yellow fever in Burkina Faso - update
• 26 May 2004
  Ebola haemorrhagic fever in south Sudan - update 2
• 24 May 2004
  Ebola haemorrhagic fever in south Sudan - update
• 18 May 2004
  China’s latest SARS outbreak has been contained, but biosafety concerns remain – Update 7
• 18 May 2004
  Suspected cases of acute haemorrhagic fever syndrome in south Sudan
• 11 May 2004
  Dengue fever in Indonesia - update 4
• 11 May 2004
  Yellow fever in Burkina Faso
• 5 May 2004
  SARS in China: investigation continues – Update 6
• 30 April 2004
  China confirms SARS infection in another previously reported case; summary of cases to date – Update 5
• 29 April 2004
  China confirms SARS infection in two previously reported cases – update 4
• 28 April 2004
  China reports additional SARS case - update 3
• 26 April 2004
  Additional patients in China under investigation for SARS; WHO team travels to Beijing - update 2
• 23 April 2004
  China reports additional SARS cases - update
• 22 April 2004
  SARS: one suspected case reported in China
• 20 April 2004
  Lassa fever in Sierra Leone
• 20 April 2004
  Nipah virus in Bangladesh
• 8 April 2004
  Meningococcal disease in Central African Republic
• 8 April 2004
  Dengue fever in Indonesia - update 3
• 8 April 2004
  Meningococcal disease in Chad
• 5 April 2004
  Avian influenza A(H7) human infections in Canada
• 29 March 2004
  Dengue fever in Indonesia - update 2
• 26 March 2004
  Meningococcal disease in Burkina Faso
• 26 March 2004
  Meningococcal disease in Nigeria
• 23 March 2004
  Cholera in Mozambique
• 22 March 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1)- update 34: Situation (human) in Viet Nam
• 22 March 2004
  Human influenza activity remained low in most countries
• 17 March 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1)- update 33: Situation (human) in Thailand
• 11 March 2004
  Yellow fever in Liberia - update 2
• 9 March 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1)- update 32: Situation (human) in Thailand
• 5 March 2004
  Dengue fever in Indonesia - update
• 4 March 2004
  Yellow fever in Liberia - update
• 2 March 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1)- update 31: Situation (poultry) in Asia: need for a long-term response, comparison with previous outbreaks
• 27 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 30: Situation (human) in Thailand
• 26 February 2004
  Dengue fever in Indonesia
• 26 February 2004
  Nipah-like virus in Bangladesh - update
• 25 February 2004
  Yellow fever in Liberia
• 23 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 29: Situation (human) in Viet Nam
• 20 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 28: Reports of infection in domestic cats (Thailand), Situation (human) in Thailand, Situation (poultry) in Japan and China
• 19 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 27: Situation (human) in Viet Nam
• 18 February 2004
  Recent outbreaks of cholera in Africa
• 18 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 26:Situation (human) in Thailand and Viet Nam, Situation (poultry) in Asia
• 17 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 25: Situation (human) in Viet Nam
• 16 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 24: Situation (human) in Viet Nam
• 13 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 23: Situation (human) in Thailand
• 12 February 2004
  Nipah-like virus in Bangladesh
• 12 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 22: First data on patients from Viet Nam, Clinical data from Hong Kong 1997, Susceptibility of H5N1 viruses to antiviral drugs
• 11 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 21:Global surveillance guidelines, Investigation of possible human-to-human transmission: data on second sister in family cluster in Viet Nam
• 9 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 20: Overview of the global situation: public health concerns,
  Situation (human) in Viet Nam
• 6 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 19: Investigation of possible human-to-human transmission in Viet Nam: new data are reassuring
• 5 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 18: FAO/OIE/WHO Technical Consultation on the Control of Avian Influenza,
  Situation (human) in Thailand and Viet Nam
• 4 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 17: Situation (human) in Thailand and (poultry) in China, Indonesia and Worldwide
• 3 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 16: Situation in Viet Nam
• 2 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 15: Additional confirmed human case in Thailand; China announces suspected spread of infection in poultry; investigation of possible human-to-human transmission
• 1 February 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 14: Two additional human cases of H5N1 infection laboratory confirmed in Viet Nam,
  Investigation of a family cluster
• 31 January 2004
  New case of laboratory-confirmed SARS in Guangdong, China - update 5
• 30 January 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 13: China confirms spread of infection in poultry, Development of an H5N1 vaccine for humans: need for samples and viruses, Protection of workers involved in culling operations
• 29 January 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) in humans - update 12: Prevention of further cases of H5N1 disease in humans,Investigation of the origins of the current outbreaks in poultry
• 28 January 2004
  Cholera in Chad, Mozambique and Zambia
• 28 January 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) in humans - update 11: Note to national authorities, Situation in Viet Nam, Rapid - and safe - culling of infected poultry: the first line of defence for protecting international public health
• 27 January 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) in China - update 10
• 27 January 2004
  Update 4: Review of probable and laboratory-confirmed SARS cases in southern China
• 27 January 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) in humans - update 9: Situation in Thailand, Overview of the current situation
• 26 January 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1)- update 8: Situation in Thailand, Advice to international travellers
• 24 January 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1)- update 7: Two further cases confirmed in Viet Nam, Overview of the current situation, Implications for food safety
• 23 January 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) in humans in Thailand - update 6
• 22 January 2004
  Avian influenza H5N1 infection in humans: urgent need to eliminate the animal reservoir - update 5
• 21 January 2004
  Human influenza A/H3N2 activity increases in many countries in central and eastern Europe - update 8
• 20 January 2004
  Development of a vaccine effective against avian influenza H5N1 infection in humans - update 4
• 19 January 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) in humans in Viet Nam - update 3
• 16 January 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) in humans in Viet Nam and in poultry in Asian countries - update 2
• 14 January 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) in humans in Viet Nam and poultry in Asia - update
• 13 January 2004
  Human influenza A(H3N2) activity remains widespread in many countries - update 7
• 13 January 2004
  Avian influenza A(H5N1) in humans and poultry in Viet Nam
• 8 January 2004
  Update 3: Announcement of suspected SARS case in southern China; Investigation of source of infection for confirmed case begins tomorrow
• 7 January 2004
  Human influenza activity still increasing in many countries and moving eastwards - update 6
• 6 January 2004
  Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the Republic of the Congo - update 6
• 5 January 2004
  Laboratory confirmation of a SARS case in southern China - update 2