San José, Costa Rica, Noviembre 4–5 noviembre 2008
ACAPS Briefing Note: Zika virus epidemic
In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 52 of 2018, a total of 560,586 cases of dengue were reported (incidence rate of 57.3 cases per 100,000 population), including 336 deaths. Of the total cases, 209,192 (37.3%) were laboratoryconfirmed and 3,535 (0.63%) were clas...sified as severe dengue. Cases reported in 2018 were higher than the total reported in 2017 but lower than the historical average reported in the previous 11 years (2006-2016) (Figure 1). Similarly, the proportion of cases of severe dengue and dengue with warning signs reported in 2018 was higher than the previous two years, but lower than the preceding ten years, and it remains below 1% which was reached in 2015.
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Sources: National Commitment and Policy Instrument, 2019
O presente documento destina-se afornecer orientações provisórias para a definição de casos de GBSe estratégias para gerir a síndrome, no contexto do vírus Zikae sua potencial associação com a GBS. Odocumento pretende informar a elaboração de protocolos clínicos locais e de políticas d...e saúde relacionadas com os cuidados a dispensar aos doentes com GBS. Em Março de 2016, será organizada uma reunião de peritos para elaborar outras orientações destinadas a identificar e gerir a GBS e outros possíveis distúrbios neurológicos,no contexto da transmissão do vírus Zika.
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En diciembre del 2019 se comunicó a la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) la ocurrencia de varios casos de neumonía en Wuhan, una ciudad situada en la provincia China de Hubei.
В этих новых руководящих принципах рекомендуется использовать упрощенный алгоритм скрининга, основанного на четырех клинических симптомах, для выявления ...иц, которым показана либо ПТИ, либо дальнейшая диагностика для выявления ТБ и других заболеваний.
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This document provides an overview of the 7 main messages contained in the World malaria report 2021
Since March, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted operations and required a different approach to communication with communities.
UNHCR communication channels have been rapidly enhanced and enlarged to ensure the continued provision of vital health and protection information.
Global Education Review, 3(3).4-27
Epidemiological Update
Dengue
7 February 2020
Situation summary
In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 521 of 2019, a total of 3,139,335 cases of dengue have been reported (321.58 cases per 100,000 population), including 1,538 deaths. Of the total cases, 1,367,...353 (43.6%) were laboratory-confirmed and 28,169 (0.9%) were classified as severe dengue. The case-fatality rate was 0.049%.
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