PAHO/WHO urges stepped-up surveillance and other measures to prevent the spread of measles cases imported from other regions
Washington, D.C., 10 February 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — Recent measles outbreaks in the United States and Brazil suggest that immunization rates in some areas have dropped below levels needed to prevent the spread of cases imported…
The Government of Canada has confirmed a second human case of avian influenza A(H7N9). The individual had traveled to China with the index case confirmed on 27 January.
Patient traveled to China with first case; both have recovered without hospitalization
Washington, D.C., 2 February 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — The Government of Canada has confirmed…
What is influenza? How does it spread? How can it be prevented? Get answers to these and other questions here.
Washington, D.C., 28 January 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — The influenza season is well under way in the Northern Hemisphere, sickening thousands of people, in some cases severely enough to result in hospitalization or even death. Below are…
Patient had history of travel to China and is recovering without hospitalization
Washington, D.C., 28 January 2015 (PAHO/WHO) — The Government of Canada has confirmed the first human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in the Americas, a resident of British Columbia who had recently traveled to China and fell ill after returning. The patient is…
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Malian authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the end of the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Mali since 42 days had elapsed after the last Ebola case tested negative in laboratory tests on the 6 December 2014.
Bamako, 18 January 2015 - Malian authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the…