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WER 2007 Index

14 December 2007, vol. 82, 51/52 (pp 437–440)
Index, Volume 82, 2007, Nos. 1–52

7 December 2007, vol. 82, 49/50 (pp 425–436)
Rabies vaccines WHO position paper
Renewal of paid subscriptions
Influenza

30 November 2007, vol. 82, 48 (pp 417–424)
Outbreak news
– Rift Valley fever, Sudan – update
Progress in global measles control and mortality reduction, 2000–2006

23 November 2007, vol. 82, 47 (pp 409–416)
Outbreak and spread of chikungunya
WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization: request for nominations
Influenza
WHO web sites on infectious diseases

16 November 2007, vol. 82, 46 (pp 401–408)
Outbreak news
– Rift Valley fever, Sudan
Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication: India, January 2006–September 2007
WHO web sites on infectious diseases

9 November 2007, vol. 82, 45 (pp 389–400)
Meeting of National Influenza Centres –Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions
Performance of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2007
Pandemic influenza vaccine supplies
Influenza

2 November 2007, vol. 82, 44 (pp 385–388)
Health conditions for travellers to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
Global leprosy situation, 2007 (additional information)

26 October 2007, vol. 82, 43 (pp 381–384)
Outbreak of Marburg haemorrhagic fever: Uganda, June–August 2007

19 October 2007, vol. 82, 42 (pp 361–380)
Global programme To eliminate lymphatic filariasis

12 October 2007, vol. 82, 41 (pp 357–360)
Outbreak news
– Cholera, Iraq – update
Influenza in the world
Resistance to artemisinin derivatives along the Thai–Cambodian border

5 October 2007, vol. 82, 40 (pp 345–356)
Outbreak news
– Ebola virus haemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo – update
Progress in measles control: Nepal, 2000–2006
Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2008 influenza season

28 September 2007, vol. 82, 39 (pp 3337–344)
Global update on vaccine-derived polioviruses, January 2006–August 2007
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
Corrigendum

21 September 2007, vol. 82, 38 (pp 329–336)
Outbreak news
– Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Progress in measles control: Kenya, 2002–2007
Addendum

14 September 2007, vol. 82, 37 (pp 321–328)
Outbreak news
– Cholera, Iraq
Laboratory surveillance for wild and vaccine-derived polioviruses, January 2006–June 2007
Quality systems for public laboratories: a step forward to increase confidence in laboratory services
WHO web sites on infectious diseases

7 September 2007, vol. 82, 36 (pp 317–320)
Outbreak news
– Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Uganda – update
Performance of acute fl accid paralysis surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2007

31 August 2007, vol. 82, 35 (pp 309–314)
Validation of neonatal tetanus elimination in Mali by lot quality-assurance cluster sampling
Onchocerciasis (river blindness)

24 August 2007, vol. 82, 34 (pp 305–308)
Travel by sea: health considerations

17 August 2007, vol. 82, 33 (pp 297–304)
Outbreak news
– Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Uganda
Summary of discussions and recommendations of the 13th informal consultation on the Global Polio Laboratory Network, June 2007
WHO Clinical trial registry platform: addition of China and India
WHO web sites on infectious Diseases

10 August 2007, vol. 82, 32 (pp 285–296)
Rotavirus vaccines
WHO web sites on infectious diseases

3 August 2007, vol. 82, 31 (pp 273–284)
Cholera, 2006

27 July 2007, vol. 82, 30 (pp 261–272)
Leprosy control in Thailand: trends in case detection, 1965–2005
Food safety systems

20 July 2007, vol. 82, 28/29 (pp 245–260)
Progress towards interrupting wild poliovirus transmission, January 2006–May 2007
Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 12–13 June 2007
New global effort to eliminate Chagas disease

29 June 2007, vol. 82, 26/27 (pp 233–243)
Index, Volume 82, 2007, Nos. 1–27
Dracunculiasis eradication: ministerial meeting, Geneva, 16 May 2007
Validation of neonatal tetanus elimination in Egypt by lot quality-assurance cluster sampling
WHO-based tropical disease research programme to focus on emerging diseases

22 June 2007, vol. 82, 25 (pp 225–232)
Global leprosy situation, 2007

15 June 2007, vol. 82, 24 (pp 209–224)
Progress in preventing hepatitis B through universal infant vaccination: China, 1997–2006
Update of standard nomenclature for wild-type rubella viruses, 2007
Improved meningitis vaccine for Africa could signal eventual end to deadly scourge
International Health Regulations

1 June 2007, vol. 82, 22/23 (pp 197–208)
Meeting of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication – 11 January 2007
Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2005–2006
Stop TB Partnership has provided treatments for 10 million people in 6 years
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

25 May 2007, vol. 82, 21 (pp 181–196)
Meeting of the immunization Strategic Advisory Group of Experts, April 2007 – conclusions and recommendations
Revised BCG vaccination guidelines for infants at risk for HIV infection
International Health Regulations

18 May 2007, vol. 82, 20 (pp 169–180)
Outbreaks of Rift Valley fever in Kenya, Somalia and United Republic of Tanzania, December 2006–April 2007
Progress towards the 2005 international targets for tuberculosis control

11 May 2007, vol. 82, 19 (pp 161–168)
Dracunculiasis eradication: certification of interruption of transmission
Antigenic and genetic characteristics of H5N1 viruses and candidate H5N1 vaccine viruses developed for potential use as pre-pandemic vaccines, March 2007
New WHO online tool to improve clinical trial transparency
International Health Regulations

4 May 2007, vol. 82, 18 (pp 153–160)
Assessment of yellow fever epidemic risk – a decision-making tool for preventive immunization campaigns
International Health Regulations

27 April 2007, vol. 82, 17 (pp 141–152)
Outbreak news
– Meningococcal disease, Burkina Faso – update
Validation of neonatal tetanus elimination in India using lot quality-assurance cluster sampling
Monitoring of neuraminidase inhibitor resistance among clinical influenza virus isolates in Japan during the 2003–2006 influenza seasons
Africa Malaria Day
Price of second-line antiretroviral therapy reduced
International Health Regulations

20 April 2007, vol. 82, 16 (pp 133–140)
Dracunculiasis eradication
Global surveillance summary, 2006
International Health Regulations

13 April 2007, vol. 82, 15 (pp 125–132)
Progress towards eradicating poliomyelitis in Afghanistan and Pakistan, January 2006 to February 2007
New technologies for tuberculosis control: the Stop TB Partnership’s Task Force on Retooling

6 April 2007, vol. 82, 14 (pp 117–124)
Outbreak news
– Rift Valley fever, United Republic of Tanzania
Elimination of measles in the Republic of Korea, 2001–2006
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

30 March 2007, vol. 82, 13 (pp 105–116)
Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication in Nigeria, January 2005 to December 2006
Epidemic alert and verification: summary report 2006
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

23 March 2007, vol. 82, 12 (pp 93–104)
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for childhood immunization – WHO position paper
International Health Regulations

16 March 2007, vol. 82, 11 (pp 89–92)
WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization: request for nominations
Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2005–2006
International Health Regulations

9 March 2007, vol. 82, 10 (pp 77–88)
Influenza in the world
Risk of epidemic meningitis in Africa: a cause for concern
WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization: request for nominations
International Health Regulations

2 March 2007, vol. 82, 9 (pp 69–76)
Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2007–2008 influenza season
Influenza
International Health Regulations

23 February 2007, vol. 82, 8 (pp 61–68)
Outbreak news
– Meningococcal disease, Sudan
Rabies vaccine – update
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

16 February 2007, vol. 82, 7 (pp 49–60)
Outbreak news
– Malaria, Jamaica
– Meningococcal disease, Burkina Faso
– Poliomyelitis, Chad
– Yellow fever, Togo – update
Mumps virus vaccines
International Health Regulations

9 February 2007, vol. 82, 6 (pp 41–48)
Outbreak news
– Meningococcal disease, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Update: WHO-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) infection, 25 November 2003– 24 November 2006
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

2 February 2007, vol. 82, 5 (pp 33–40)
Outbreak news
– Meningococcal disease, Uganda
– Yellow fever, Togo
Intercountry meningitis meeting: preparing for the next epidemic seasons, Mali, October 2006
International Health Regulations

26 January 2007, vol. 82, 4 (pp 25–32)
Meeting of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication – 12 May 2006
United Arab Emirates certified malaria-free
International Health Regulations

19 January 2007, vol. 82, 3 (pp 17–24)
Outbreak news
– Rift Valley fever, Kenya
Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 29–30 November 2006
International Health Regulations

12 January 2007, vol. 82, 1/2 (pp 1–16)
Meeting of the immunization Strategic Advisory Group of Experts, November 2006 – conclusions and recommendations
International Health Regulations



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