Ports and Shipping

The Zika situation report of 16 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/16-june-2016/en/
Full text at http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/242439/1/zikasitrep-16Jun2016-eng.pdf

WHO statement on the third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR(2005)) Emergency Committee on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations posted on WHO wesite on 14 June 2016 can be found here: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/zika-third-ec/en/

EU SHIPSAN ACT has newly released Newsletter Issue 19, you can read this round-up on latest news at:
http://www.shipsan.eu/Home/NewsandEvents/TabId/116/ArtMID/527/ArticleID/90/EU-SHIPSAN-ACT-JA---Newsletter-Issue-20.aspx

List of Authorized ports to issue Ship Sanitation Certificates has been updated for Japan and Finland. You will find the new published list of authorized ports here: http://www.who.int/ihr/ports_airports/portslanding/en/
Any information related to the points of entry issues can be found here: http://www.who.int/ihr/ports_airports/en/

The Zika situation report of 02 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/2-june-2016/en/

The Yellow Fever situation report of 02 June 2016 has been posted. The report is available online on the WHO web site at this link: http://who.int/emergencies/yellow-fever/situation-reports/2-june-2016/en/

This is in relation to the Ebola Virus Disease event in countries that have had widespread and intense transmission in West Africa (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone). The Ebola situation report is available online at this link: http://apps.who.int/ebola/en/current-situation/ebola-situation-report

Dear Colleagues,
Please note for your information that Disease Outbreak News have been posted for the following public health events:
• Haemorrhagic fever syndrome in South Sudan http://www.who.int/csr/don/19-may-2016-hf-south-sudan/en/
• Lassa Fever in Liberia http://www.who.int/csr/don/18-may-2016-lassa-fever-liberia/en/

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