Vector surveillance and control at ports, airports, and ground crossings

Overview

In May 2005, the Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly adopted new International Health Regulations (IHR), which came into force in July 2007. One of the essential elements of the IHR is capacity building for vector surveillance and control at points of entry (PoE). To that end, State Parties had five years in which to designate the airports and ports (Article 21) that shall develop core capacity requirements for vector surveillance and control (Article 13).

The purpose of this handbook is to provide guidance to Member States on the practical aspects of maintaining sanitary standards at international borders and points of entry (i.e. ports, airports, and ground crossings) as prescribed under International Health Regulations (Articles 3 & 9).