ArabicChineseEnglishFrenchRussianSpanish
WHO home
All WHO This site only
 

Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER)

  WHO > Programmes and projects > Weekly Epidemiological Record

WER 2005 Index

16 December 2005, vol. 80, 51/52 (pp 433–440)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, China – update
– Avian influenza, Thailand – update
– Yellow fever, Côte d’Ivoire – update
Index, Volume 80, 2005, Nos. 1–52
Index of countries/areas
Notifications of diseases subject to the Regulations
Influenza
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

Full text

9 December 2005, vol. 80, 49/50 (pp 425–432)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, China – update
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
Progress towards wild poliovirus containment in Russian Federation
Ten things you need to know about pandemic influenza
Health conditions for travellers to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
International Health Regulations

Full text

2 December 2005, vol. 80, 48 (pp 417–424)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Viet Nam – update
– Yellow fever, Mali – update
– Yellow fever, Sudan
Global status of mumps immunization and surveillance
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

Full text

25 November 2005, vol. 80, 47 (pp 409–416)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, China
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
– Avian influenza, Thailand
– Yellow fever, Mali – update
Conclusions and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Poliomyelitis Eradication, Geneva, 11–12 October 2005
International Health Regulations

Full text

18 November 2005, vol. 80, 46 (pp 401–408)
Sixth meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on the Global Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis, Geneva, Switzerland, 20–23 September 2005
International Health Regulations

Full text

11 November 2005, vol. 80, 45 (pp 389-400)
Outbreak news:
– Yellow fever, Mali
Sixth meeting of the Steering Committee on Immunization Safety
Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2004–2005
Influenza
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

Full text

4 November 2005, vol. 80, 44 (pp 377–388)
Avian influenza: frequently asked questions
Global measles and rubella laboratory network – update
International Health Regulations

Full text

28 October 2005, vol. 80, 43 (pp 369–376)
Outbreak news:
– Avian influenza, Indonesia
– Avian influenza, Thailand
– Yellow fever, Senegal
Outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Yambio, south Sudan, April – June 2004
Influenza
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

Full text

21 October 2005, vol. 80, 42 (pp 361–368)
Global status of immunization safety: report based on the WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form, 2004 update
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

Full text

14 October 2005, vol. 80, 41 (pp 353–360)
Summary of influenza activity, September 2004 – August 2005
Eleventh informal consultation of the global polio laboratory network, 30 August– 1 September 2005
International Health Regulations

Full text

7 October 2005, vol. 80, 40 (pp 341-352)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
– Poliomyelitis, Indonesia – update
Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2006 influenza season
New genotype of measles virus and update on global distribution of measles genotypes
Immunization maintains strong progress achieved in past quarter century
International Health Regulations

Full text

30 September 2005, vol. 80, 39 (pp 333–340)
Outbreak news
– Cholera, West Africa – update
– Yellow fever, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire
Laboratory surveillance for wild and vaccine-derived polioviruses, January 2004– June 2005
Ports designated in application of the International Health Regulations
International Health Regulations

Full text

23 September 2005, vol. 80, 38 (pp 321–332)
Outbreak news
Nationwide distribution of insecticide-treated bednets during a child immunization campaign, Togo, West Africa, December 2004
Advisory committee on polio eradication – standing recommendations for responding to circulating polioviruses in polio-free areas
Emergency measures against malaria in Niger
Corrigendum
International Health Regulations

Full text

16 September 2005, vol. 80, 37 (pp 313-320)
Enhanced surveillance of epidemic meningococcal meningitis in Africa: a three-year experience

Full text

9 September 2005, vol. 80, 36 (pp 205–312)
Outbreak news:
– Yellow fever, Guinea
Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication in Nigeria, January 2004–July 2005
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

Full text

2 September 2005, vol. 80, 35 (pp 297–304)
Outbreak News:
– Cholera, West Africa
– Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Angola – update
– Poliomyelitis, Angola – update
– Poliomyelitis, Indonesia – update
WHO consultation on human papillomavirus vaccines
WHO statement on hormonal contraception and bone health

Full text

26 August 2005, vol. 80, 34 (pp 289-296)
Global leprosy situation, 2005
Influenza surveillance and control
International Health Regulations

Full text

19 August 2005, vol. 80, 33 (pp 277-288)
Outbreak news
– H5N1 avian influenza: first steps towards development of a human vaccine
Influenza vaccines
Polio: mandatory immunization for travellers arriving in Saudi Arabia under 15 years of age
International Health Regulations

Full text

12 August 2005, vol. 80, 32 (pp 269–276)
Outbreak news:
– Streptococcus suis in pigs, China
Evaluation of the dracunculiasis surveillance system in 4 districts in Ghana
International Health Regulations

Full text

5 August 2005, vol. 80. 31 (pp 261–268)
Cholera, 2004

Full text

29 July 2005, vol. 80, 30 (pp 257-260)
Onchocerciasis (river blindness)
International Health Regulations

Full text

22 July 2005, vol. 80, 29 (pp 249-256)
Outbreak news:
– Cholera, Senegal–update
– Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Angola – update
The yellow fever situation in Africa and South America in 2004
International Health Regulations

Full text

15 July 2005, vol. 80, 28 (pp 241–248)
Outbreak news:
– Cholera, Senegal – update
– Poliomyelitis, Indonesia – update
Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 9–10 June 2005
WHO web sites on infectious diseases – update
Ports designated in application of the
International health regulations

Full text

8 July 2005, vol. 80, 27 (pp 233–240)
Outbreak news:
– Avian influenza, Viet Nam – update
– Poliomyelitis, Angola
– Poliomyelitis, Indonesia – update
Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication in India, January 2004 to May 2005
Influenza
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

Full text

1 July 2005, vol. 80, 26 (pp 225-232)
Contents
Assessment of neonatal tetanus mortality in Badakshan, Kandahar and Kunduz provinces, Afghanistan, 2004
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

Full text

24 June 2005, vol. 80, 25 (pp 221-224)
Index, Volume 80, 2005:
Subject index
Index of countries/areas
Notifications of diseases subject to the Regulations
Addendum
Corrigendum
International Health Regulations

Full text

17 June 2005, vol. 80, 24 (pp 213–220)
Progress in measles control: Zambia, 1999–2004
Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2004–2005

Full text

10 June 2005, vol. 80, 23 (pp 201–212)
Outbreak news:
– Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Angola – update
– Poliomyelitis, Indonesia
Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
International Health Regulations

Full text

3 June 2005, vol. 80, 22 (pp 193-200)
Outbreak news:
– Cholera, Senegal – update
– Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Angola – update
– Poliomyelitis, Yemen – update
International Decade for Action Water for Life, 2005–2015
International Health Regulations

Full text

27 May 2005, vol. 80, 21 (pp 181–192)
Travel by air: health considerations
Influenza
WHO web sites on infectious diseases – update
International Health Regulations

Full text

20 May 2005, vol. 80, 20 (pp 177–180)
Outbreak news:
– Avian influenza, Cambodia – update
– Cholera, Senegal – update
– Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Angola – update
– Meningococcal disease,India
Influenza
Corrigendum
Ports designated in application of the International Health Regulations
International Health Regulations

Full text

13 May 2005, vol. 80, 19 (pp 165-176)
Dracunculiasis eradication – Global surveillance summary, 2004
International Health Regulations

Full text

6 May 2005, vol. 80, 18 (pp 157-164)
Outbreak news:
– Poliomyelitis outbreak spreads across Yemen; case confirmed in Indonesia
– Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Angola – update
Epidemic-prone disease surveillance and response after the tsunami in Aceh Province, Indonesia
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

Full text

Subject index 2005
Full text

29 April 2005, vol. 80, 17 (pp 149-156)
Outbreak news:
– Cholera, Senegal – update
Progress towards interruption of wild poliovirus transmission, January 2004 to March 2005
Use of influenza antivirals during 2003–2004 and monitoring of neuraminidase inhibitor resistance
International Health Regulations

Full text

22 April 2005, vol. 80, 16 (pp 141-148)
Outbreak news:
– Avian influenza, Viet Nam – update
– Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Angola – update
Global status of immunization safety: a report based on the WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form, 2003 update
Influenza
International Health Regulations

Full text

15 April 2005, vol. 80, 15 (pp 133-140)
Outbreak news:
– Avian influenza, Cambodia – update
– Cholera, Senegal – update
– Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Angola – update
Marburg haemorrhagic fever – fact sheet
Plague
Addendum to the recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2005– 2006 influenza season
International Health Regulations

Full text

8 April 2005, vol. 80, 14 (pp 125–132)
Outbreak news:
– Cholera, Senegal – update
– Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Angola – update
Standardization of the nomenclature for genetic characteristics of wild-type rubella viruses
International Health Regulations

Full text

1 April 2005, vol. 80, 13 (pp 113-124)
Outbreak news:
– Avian influenza – Viet Nam and Cambodia – update
– Cholera, Senegal
– Marburg virus disease, Angola
– Meningococcal disease, Chad – update
– Meningococcal disease, Sudan
Global leprosy situation, 2004
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

Full text

25 March 2005, vol. 80, 12 (pp 101-112)
Outbreak news:
– Acute fever and rashsyndrome, Nigeria
– Suspected acute haemorrhagic fever syndrome, Angola
– Suspected myocarditis, Sri Lanka
Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan, January 2004 to February 2005
Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2003–2004
Influenza
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

Full text

18 March 2005, vol. 80, 11 (pp 93-100)
Note to travellers
Outbreak news:
– Avian influenza, Viet Nam – update
Shigellosis: disease burden, epidemiology and case management
Influenza
International Health Regulations

Full text

11 March 2005, vol. 80, 10 (pp 85-92)
Outbreak news:
– Dengue haemorrhagic fever, Timor-Leste – update
– Plague, Democratic Republic of the Congo – update
Update on Lassa fever in West Africa
Retrospective rubella review, Maldives
International Health Regulations

Full text

4 March 2005, vol. 80, 9 (pp 77–84)
Outbreak news:
– Plague, Democratic Republic of the Congo – update
Progress in reducing global measles deaths: 1999–2003
Influenza in the world
Influenza
International Health Regulations

Full text

25 February 2005, vol. 80, 8 (pp 65-76)
Outbreak news:
– Plague, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Progress towards elimination of measles and prevention of congenital rubella infection in the WHO European Region, 1990–2004
Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2005–2006 influenza season
Influenza
International Health Regulations

Full text

18 February 2005, vol. 80, 7 (pp 61-64)
Outbreak news:
– Dengue haemorrhagic fever, Timor-Leste
– Meningococcal disease, Sudan
A new form of human trypanosomiasis in India
Constant evolution of the online rabies information system, Rabnet
International Health Regulations

Full text

11 February 2005, vol. 80, 6 (pp 49-60)
Outbreak news:
– Avian influenza, Viet Nam and Cambodia – update
– Dengue haemorrhagic fever, Timor-Leste
Progress in the control of yellow fever in Africa
Rapid health response, assessment and surveillance after a tsunami, Thailand, 2004–2005
International Health Regulations

Full text

4 February 2005, vol. 80, 5 (pp 41-48)
Outbreak news:
– Avian influenza, Viet Nam – update
– Meningococcal disease, Chad – update
Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication – Poliomyelitis outbreak in Sudan, 2004
Dracunculiasis eradication status, 2004
International Health Regulations

Full text

28 January 2005, vol. 80, 4 (pp 29-40)
Outbreak news:
– Avian influenza, Viet Nam – update
– Meningococcal disease, Chad – update
– Typhoid fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo – update
Pertussis vaccines – WHO position paper
Influenza
International Health Regulations

Full text

21 January 2005, vol. 80, 3 (pp 21–28)
Outbreak news:
– Avian influenza, Viet Nam
Flooding and communicable diseases fact sheet
International Health Regulations

Full text

14 January 2005, vol. 80, 2 (pp 9-20)
Outbreak news:
– Avian influenza, Viet Nam – update
– Meningococcal disease, Chad
– Meningococcemia-like illness, Philippines
– Yellow Fever, Guinea
– Yellow fever, Mali
Recommendations from the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts to the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
Influenza
International Health Regulations
WHO web sites on infectious diseases

Full text

7 January 2005, vol. 80, 1 (pp 1-8)
Outbreak News:
– Avian influenza, Viet Nam
– Typhoid fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Poliomyelitis outbreak escalates in the Sudan
Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 2–3 December 2004
Influenza
International Health Regulations

Full text



LATEST ISSUE

15 August 2008
Full text

Issues of the WER are in Adobe™ Acrobat™ portable document format (.pdf). To view the WER, the programme Acrobat Reader is required.


Disease Outbreaks
Information on outbreaks of infectious diseases

Infectious Diseases Index


KEY WHO INFORMATION

Director-General
Director-General and senior management

Governance of WHO
WHO Constitution, Executive Board and World Health Assembly

Media centre
News, events, fact sheets, multimedia and contacts

International travel and health
Publication on travel risks, precautions and vaccination requirements

World Health Report
Annual report on global public health and key statistics