Ports and Shipping

The Yellow Fever situation report of 30 September 2016 has been posted and is available at the WHO Yellow Fever web site:  http://www.who.int/emergencies/yellow-fever/en/     

Weekly Epidemiological Record, 30 September 2016, vol. 91, 39 (pp. 441–460)

 English version available at: http://www.who.int/wer/2016/wer9139/en/ 

Contents
441 Global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: progress report, 2015
456 Summary of global update on preventive chemotherapy implementation in 2015

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Relevé épidémiologique hebdomadaire, 30 septembre 2016, vol. 91, 39 (pp. 441-460)

WHO Zika Situation Report (29 September 2016) is now available at: http://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/en/ 

Dear colleagues,

 The Yellow Fever situation report of 23 September 2016 has been published and the  

report  is available at the WHO Yellow Fever web site: 

http://www.who.int/emergencies/yellow-fever/en/     

Chers collègues,
Merci de noter que le Manuel de gestion des évènements de santé publique à bord de navires est désormais disponible en français sur le site OMS :
http://www.who.int/ihr/publications/9789241549462/fr/

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).