Ground Crossings and Ground Transportation

Dear Colleagues,
Please note for your information that the Handbook for management of public health events on board ships is now available in Chinese on WHO website:
http://www.who.int/ihr/publications/9789241549462/zh/

Dear Colleagues,
Please note for your information that Disease Outbreak News has been posted for the following public health event:
 - Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Saudi Arabia: http://www.who.int/csr/don/16-september-2016-mers-saudi-arabia/en/

The fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) on Zika and microcephaly convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) regarding microcephaly, other neurological disorders and Zika virus was on 1 September 2016. The Committee agreed that Zika virus infection and its associated congenital and other neurological disorders continues to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

Please note that  WHO Statement on the Second meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) concerning Yellow Fever announcement has been posted on WHO Website.

URL to access the announcement: http://www.who.int/emergencies/yellow-fever/en/ 

Zika situation report of 25 August 2016 has been posted. The report is available on the WHO Zika virus web site:
URL: http://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/25-august-2016/en/
Full text: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/249573/2/zikasitrep25Aug16-eng.pdf

Please note that the WHO Statement following the 10th IHR Emergency Committee for Polio has been posted on the WHO public website
URL: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/10th-ihr-emergency/en/

Zika situation report of 18 August 2016 has been posted. The report is available on the WHO Zika virus web site:
URL: http://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/18-august-2016/en/
Full text: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/249534/1/zikasitrep18Aug16-eng.pdf?ua=1

Zika situation report of 11 August 2016 has been posted. The report is available on the WHO Zika virus web site.
URL: http://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/11-august-2016/en/
Full text: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/249518/1/zikasitrep11Aug2016-eng.pdf?ua=1

Dear Colleagues,
Please note for your information that a Disease Outbreak News has been posted for the following public health event:
- Chikungunya in Kenya: http://www.who.int/csr/don/09-august-2016-chikungunya-kenya/en/