The second meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) regarding clusters of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders in some areas affected by Zika virus was held by teleconference on 8 March 2016, from 13:00 to 16:45 Central European Time. You may find the statement at http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/2nd-emergency-committee-zika/en/.
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Dears PAGnet members
JOB OPPORTUNITY IN WHO – Technical Officer (Points of Entry)
Publication date:
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
On 1 February 2016, WHO Director-General declared that the recent cluster of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders reported in Brazil, following a similar cluster in French Polynesia in 2014, constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). As a precautionary measure, the Committee advised that standard WHO recommendations regarding disinsection of aircraft and airports should be implemented in order to control the vector (Aedes spp.
Submitted by Martin Walker on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 16:53
Dear All,
The sudden rise of Zika Virus and associated prominence in the worlds media has seen it declared by WHO as the 4th Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The statement can be found at http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/1st-emergency-committee-zika/en/
Of particular interest to me is the statement that "there should be no restrictions on travel or trade with countries, areas and/or territories with Zika Virus transmission."
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