Public Health Emergency at Points of Entry

Amendment to the period of validity of the international certificate of vaccination against yellow fever, which is now extended to the life of the person vaccinated

Read more on WHO update on 27 July 2016 available at http://www.who.int/ith/updates/20160727/en/ 

Relevé épidémiologique hebdomadaire (REH) du 15 juillet 2016 est disponible sur:
http://www.who.int/wer/2016/wer9128_29/fr/
Dans ce numéro:
- 341 Comité consultatif mondial de la sécurité des vaccins, 15–16 juin 2016
Texte intégral:  http://www.who.int/wer/2016/wer9128_29.pdf?ua=1

Weekly Epidemiological Record 1 July 2016 is available at: http://www.who.int/wer/2016/wer9128_29/en/
In this issue:
- 341 Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 15–16 June 2016
Full text at: http://www.who.int/wer/2016/wer9128_29.pdf?ua=1

The Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) is accessible every Friday in electronic bilingual English/French version and can be downloaded free of charge at http://www.who.int/wer/en/
The WER serves as an essential instrument for the rapid and accurate dissemination of epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases under the International Health Regulations and on other communicable diseases of public health importance, including emerging or re-emerging infections.

Yellow fever situation report of 21 July 2016 has been posted. The report is available on the WHO web site.
URL: http://www.who.int/emergencies/yellow-fever/situation-reports/21-july-2016/en/
Full text: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/246242/1/yellowfeversitrep-21Jul16-eng.pdf?ua=1

Zika situation report of 21 July 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/21-july-2016/en/
Full text: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/246241/1/zikasitrep21Jul16-eng.pdf?ua=1

Dear Colleagues,
Please note for your information that Disease Outbreak News has been posted for the following public health events:
- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Qatar: http://www.who.int/csr/don/29-june-2016-mers-qatar/en/
- Yellow Fever: http://www.who.int/emergencies/yellow-fever/en/
- Global influenza updates have been posted today on the WHO influenza web site:

Zika situation report of 30 June 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/30-june-2016/en/
Full text: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/246155/1/zikasitrep30Jun16-eng.pdf?ua=1