As the Ebola virus disease(EVD) outbreak enters the fourth month since declaration, and case numbers surpass 300, substantial progress has been achieved in all aspects of the response.
The committee however noted that the on-going Ebola outbreak in DRC's North Kivu and Ituri provinces does not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern(PHEIC).
Outbreaks associated with exposure to treated recreational water can be caused by pathogens or chemicals in venues such as pools, hot tubs/spas, and interactive water play venues(i.e., water playgrounds).
The U.N. secretary general said Tuesday that the virus outbreak that began in China poses"a very dangerous situation" for the world, but"is not out of control.".
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) reported that the three biggest outbreaks of measles in 2013 were attributed to clusters of people who were unvaccinated due to their philosophical or religious beliefs.
These outbreaks occurred in member states with established rubella control programs, and where RCV introduction focused initially on vaccination of females.
As the world advances toward the eradication of polio, outbreaks of wild poliovirus(WPV) in polio-free regions pose a substantial risk to the timeline for global eradication.
Despite control efforts that have included culling millions of chickens and ducks, the virus has spread virtually nationwide and outbreaks are still being reported.
The outbreak of Ebola virus disease(EVD) in North Kivu and Ituri provinces continued this past week with similar transmission intensity to recent weeks.
As outbreaks of RVF in animals precede human cases, the establishment of an active animal health surveillance system to detect new cases is essential in providing early warning for veterinary and human public health authorities.
There was an increasing proportion of outbreaks associated with imported foods relative to all foodborne disease outbreaks where a food was implicated and reported(1 percent during 1996 to 2000 versus 5 percent during 2009 to 2014).
The Ebola virus disease(EVD) outbreak in North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continued this week with similar transmission intensity to the previous six weeks, with an average of 77 cases per week….
In the 1980s, outbreaks in Tanzania and Kenya were controlled by the use of 26 million doses of vaccine, and a recurrence of the disease in 1997 was suppressed by an intensive vaccination campaign.[231] By the end of the century rinderpest had been eradicated from most countries.
The Ebola virus disease(EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continued this week with similar transmission intensity to recent weeks, with an average of 85 cases per week(range 79-91 cases per week) in the past 6 weeks.
The outbreak appears to have originated in mid-February in the village of La Gloria, Veracruz, where over half the population suffered acute respiratory illness, affecting more than 61% of children under 15 years old in the community.
The Ebola virus disease(EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continued this week with similar transmission intensity to recent weeks, with an average of 81 cases per week(range, 68-91 cases per week) in the past 6 weeks.
The Ebola virus disease(EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continued this week with similar transmission intensity to recent weeks, with an average of 81 cases per week(range 68 to 91 cases per week) in the past six weeks(Figure 1).
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