Airports and Air-travel

Ebola in DRC

Dear colleagues,

A new Ebola outbreak has sparked on 8 May 2018 in Bikoro, Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the land border with the Republic of the Congo.

The national health authorities, WHO, Médecins Sans Frontières and other partners are on site, working hand in hand, to control and to stop the spread of the disease. Hereinafter the link:

http://www.who.int/news-room/detail/08-05-2018-new-ebola-outbreak-declar...

PAGNET Meeting

On behalf of my colleagues and friends, and in the wake of the last PAGNET meeting in Ningbo, China, allow me to express my heartfelt thanks to our host, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ) for the hospitality and for the high level of organization and professionalism demonstrated during the back-to-back two meetings.

Publication type: 
News
Publication date: 
Martes, Marzo 20, 2018

Media article: Man contracts measles, exposes others

According to media article a man who felt ill after flying from Bali to Melbourne via Sydney has been diagnosed with measles, opening the potential for scores of people to have the disease.
Read more on https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/39558100/man-contracts-measles-exposes-others/

Vector-borne diseases

Dear colleagues,

The requirements of the IHR include several provisions for vector control measures, including disinsection, relating to aircraft and other conveyances, as well as measures to maintain points of entry free from sources of infection including mosquito vectors and reservoirs. This may require a perimeter exceeding 400 metres  (IHR Art. 22b, Annex 5.4).

Mass Gatherings

Dear colleagues,

Mass gatherings may facilitate the importation/ exportation of communicable diseases and challenge preparedness and health surveillance at points of entry.

A sensitive and timely syndromic surveillance enables to identify health threats which might develop further.

Allow me to share with you this interseting article about Kumbh Mela ,in India, which is the biggest mass gathering all over the world.

Publication type: 
News
Publication date: 
Martes, Marzo 13, 2018

News Article on Measles Case Confirmed on Air Canada Flight from Switzerland

Canadian public health officials are investigating a confirmed case of measles on an Air Canada flight from Switzerland. Online news reported that this latest case, coincidentally, is the second such measles incident involving possible exposure on an Air Canada flight from Switzerland in a matter of weeks. Last month, the Canadian officials confirmed that an infant was infected after a recent international travel.

Measles case aboard

Dear colleagues,

Please find, below, a link to an article related to a measles case aboard a flight from Zurich to Toronto.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/03/12/passenger-on-recent-air-c...

Best regards

Dr Mohamed Moussif

Chief Medical Officer

Casablanca International Airport

Morocco

Publication type: 
News
Publication date: 
Lunes, Febrero 26, 2018

PAGNet survey

Dear PAGNet Members and Subscribers,

The PAGNet Advisory Group has placed a short survey on PAGNet that is easily available to you by clicking on "Fill in the PAGNet survey" in the Menu to the right of the PAGNet Front Page
after you have logged on to your PAGNet account.

BEST PRACTICES AT POE’S

CanCyou please share what are the best practprac at point of entries in regard totihr 2005/health meameasurm

Thanks and regards 

Páginas

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