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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009: Global situation updates
The WHO posts weekly situation updates on the evolution of pandemic (H1N1) around the world.
- Read the latest update
- Find out more about answers to frequently asked questions and guidance documents for national authorities
Polio in Tajikistan: Outbreak response activities continue
As of 21 June, Tajikistan has held four rounds of vaccination activities in response to an outbreak of polio now totalling 239 paralysed children (as of 15 June), and at least one further round is planned. The number of cases reported has started to decline following the mass vaccinations. Neighbouring countries continue to take precautionary measures: Uzbekistan has held two nation-wide campaigns with reportedly high coverage of children; children living in the bordering provinces of Afghanistan have been vaccinated twice since the outbreak was reported in Tajikistan: in Russia, control measures and heightened surveillance are in place.
New publications from WHO Global Alert and Response
The department of Global Alert and Response has released the following new publications:
In English:
- Côte d'Ivoire: Communicable disease epidemiological profile
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Surveillance of adverse events following immunization against yellow fever
Field guide for staff at the central, intermediate and peripheral level -
Surveillance of adverse events following immunization against yellow fever
Guidance from an informal consultation of experts, 18–19 November 2008, Geneva, Switzerland
In French:
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Surveillance des manifestations indésirables consécutives à la vaccination contre la fièvre jaune
Guide opérationnel à l'usage du personnel de niveau central, intermédiaire et périphérique -
Infection-control measures for health care of patients with acute respiratory diseases in community settings - Trainer's Guide
Mesures de lutte contre l’infection pour la prise en charge des patients atteints de maladies respiratoires aiguës dans le cadre communautaire - Guide du formateur -
Infection-control measures for health care of patients with acute respiratory diseases in community settings - Trainee's Guide
Mesures de lutte contre l’infection pour la prise en charge des patients atteints de maladies respiratoires aiguës dans le cadre communautaire - Guide d’apprentissage -
Core components for infection prevention and control programmes - Report of the Second Meeting of the Informal Network on Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care
Principaux volets des programmes de lutte contre l'infection - Rapport de la deuxième réunion du réseau informel de lutte contre l’infection dans le cadre des soins de santé
In Russian:
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Core components for infection prevention and control programmes - Report of the Second Meeting of the Informal Network on Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care
Основные компоненты для программ профилактики инфекций и инфекционного контроля Второе совещание Неформальной сети по профилактике инфекций и инфекционному контролю в здравоохранении, 26-28 июня 2008 г., Женева, Швейцария
In Spanish:
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Core components for infection prevention and control programmes - Report of the Second Meeting of the Informal Network on Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care
Componentes básicos para los programas de prevención y control de infecciones Informe de la Segunda Reunión de la Red Oficiosa de Prevención y Control de Infecciones en la Atención Sanitaria, 26 y 27 de junio de 2008, Ginebra (Suiza)
Public health measures taken at international borders during early stages of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009: preliminary results
During a global public health event, the potential for disrupting international travel and trade by implementing measures to control the introduction and spread of infectious diseases is high. In the early stages of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, there was heightened concern about international transmission of the disease and public health authorities in many countries took measures to prevent or delay introduction of the virus. Developed in collaboration with the US CDC, the Hamburg Port Health Centre (Germany), the International Civil Aviation Organization and "International transportation Industry Associations": International Shipping Federation - ISF, Cruise Lines International Association - CLIA, Airport Council International and International - ACI, Air Transport Association - IATA; this article presents the preliminary findings of a survey on measures put in place at international points of entry during the first three months of pandemic (H1N1) 2009.