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WER 2006 Index

15 December 2006, vol. 81, 51/52 (pp 469–480)
Index, Volume 81, 2006, Nos. 27–52
Index of countries/areas
Notifications of diseases subject to the Regulations
Global distribution of measles and rubella genotypes – update
Renewal of paid subscriptions
Influenza
International Health Regulations

8 December 2006, vol. 81, 49/50 (pp 465–468)
Conclusions and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Poliomyelitis Eradication, Geneva, 11–12 October 2006, Part II
International Health Regulations

1 December 2006, vol. 81, 48 (pp 453–464)
Conclusions and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Poliomyelitis Eradication, Geneva, 11–12 October 2006, Part I
Revision of HIV testing strategies for surveillance
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

24 November 2006, vol. 81, 47 (pp 445–452)
WHO Position Paper on Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines
Corrigendum to No. 43, 2006
International Health Regulations

17 November 2006, vol. 81, 46 (pp 433–444)
Incidence of neonatal tetanus in Kano State, Nigeria, 2006
Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2006
Health conditions for travellers to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
Addendum
International Health Regulations

10 November 2006, vol. 81, 45 (pp 425–432)
Outbreak of type-1 wild poliovirus in adults, Namibia, 2006
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB): recommendations for prevention and control
International Health Regulations

3 November 2006, vol. 81, 44 (pp 417–424)
Summary and recommendations of the 12th informal consultation of the WHO Global Polio Laboratory Network, June 2006
Health conditions for travellers to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

27 October 2006, vol. 81, 43 (pp 409–416)
Outbreak news
– Chikungunya, India
– Poliomyelitis, Kenya
– Yellow fever, Côte d’Ivoire
Human cases of influenza A(H5N1) infection, in eastern Turkey, December 2005–January 2006
International Health Regulations

20 October 2006, vol. 81, 42 (pp 397–408)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
– Plague, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vaccine-derived polioviruses – update
Influenza in the world, February–September 2006
Case definition for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
Influenza
International Health Regulations

13 October 2006, vol. 81, 41 (pp 385–396)
Outbreak news
– Acute watery diarrhoeal syndrome, Ethiopia
– Avian influenza, Egypt – update
– Botulism, Canada and United States
Addressing the threat of tuberculosis caused by extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2007 influenza season
International Health Regulations
WHO web sites on infectious diseases

6 October 2006, vol. 81, 40 (pp 373–384)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
Informal consultation on preventing disability from lymphatic filariasis, WHO, Geneva, August 2006
International Health Regulations
WHO web sites on infectious diseases

29 September 2006, vol. 81, 39 (pp 365–372)
Impact of measles control activities in the WHO African Region, 1999–2005
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

22 September 2006, vol. 81, 38 (pp 357–365)
Epidemic alert and verification: summary report 2005
Dengue haemorrhagic fever: early recognition, diagnosis and hospital management
International Health Regulations

15 September 2006, vol. 81, 37 (pp 349–356)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
– Poliomyelitis, Ethiopia and Somalia
Cost effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines and other interventions for diarrhoeal diseases: meeting report 2006
Assessment of maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination in Kerala state, India
International Health Regulations

8 September 2006, vol. 81, 36 (pp 341–348)
Measles outbreak and response in Fiji, February–May 2006
346 Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2005–2006

25 August 2006, vol. 81, 34/35 (pp 325–340)
Completion of a national laboratory inventory for wild poliovirus containment, WHO European Region, June 2006
Antigenic and genetic characteristics of H5N1 viruses and candidate H5N1 vaccine viruses developed for potential use as pre-pandemic vaccines
Japanese encephalitis vaccines
International Health Regulations

18 August 2006, vol. 81, 33 (pp 317–324)
Yellow fever situation in Africa and South America, 2005
International Health Regulations

11 August 2006, vol. 81, 32 (pp 309–316)
Global leprosy situation, 2006
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

4 August 2006, vol. 81, 31 (pp 297–308)
Cholera 2005
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

28 July 2006, vol. 81, 30 (pp 293–296)
Onchocerciasis (river blindness)
International Health Regulations
Onchocercose (cécité des rivières)
Règlement sanitaire international

21 July 2006, vol. 81, 29 (pp 285–292)
Wild poliovirus isolation from a Nigerian child with acute flaccid paralysis seeking medical care in Singapore
Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication in India, January 2005 to June 2006
Influenza
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

14 July 2006, vol. 81, 28 (pp 273–284)
Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 6–7 June 2006
International meeting on preventing and controlling plague: the old calamity still has a future
International Health Regulations

7 July 2006, vol. 81, 27 (pp 261–272)
WHO consultation on global monitoring of adverse events following immunization, 9–10 January 2006
Validation of neonatal tetanus elimination in Viet Nam by lot quality-assurance cluster sampling
International Health Regulations

30 June 2006, vol. 81, 26 (pp 249–260)
Epidemiology of WHO-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) infection
Index, Volume 81, 2006, Nos. 1–26
Index of countries/areas
Notifications of diseases subject to the Regulations
International Health Regulations

23 June 2006, vol. 81, 25 (pp 241–248)
Outbreak news
– Malaria, Bahamas
– Plague, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Progress towards polio eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan, January 2005 to May 2006
WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization: request for nominations
International Health Regulations

16 June 2006, vol. 81, 24 (pp 237–240)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
– Cholera, Angola – update
– Poliomyelitis, Namibia
Dracunculiasis eradication: ministerial meeting, Geneva, 25 May 2006
International Health Regulations

9 June 2006, vol. 81, 23 (pp 233–236)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2005-2006
International Health Regulations

2 June 2006, vol. 81, 22 (pp 221–232)
Global programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis

26 May 2006, vol. 81, 21 (pp 209-220)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Egypt – update
– Cholera, Angola – update
Meeting of the immunization Strategic Advisory Group of Experts, Geneva, 10–11 April 2006: conclusions and recommendations
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

19 May 2006, vol. 81, 20 (pp 197–208)
Outbreak news
– Cholera, Angola
Tetanus vaccine
International Health Regulations

12 May 2006, vol. 81, 19 (pp 189–196)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Egypt – update
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
Challenges in global immunization and the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy 2006–2015
Influenza
International Health Regulations

5 May 2006, vol. 81, 18 (pp 173–188)
Dracunculiasis eradication
Human avian influenza in Azerbaijan, February–March 2006
International Health Regulations

28 April 2006, vol. 81, 17 (pp 165–172)
Progress towards interruption of wild poliovirus transmission in 2005
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

21 April 2006, vol. 81, 16 (pp 145–164)
Schistosomiasis and soiltransmitted helminth infections – preliminary estimates of the number of children treated with albendazole or mebendazole
WHO web sites on infectious diseases
International Health Regulations

14 April 2006, vol. 81, 15 (pp 137–144)
Inactivated poliovirus vaccine following oral poliovirus vaccine cessation
International Health Regulations

7 April 2006, vol. 81, 14 (pp 129–136)
Avian Influenza Fact Sheet
International Health Regulations

31 March 2006, vol. 81, 13 (pp 117–128)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Cambodia
– Botulism, Thailand
– Cholera, southern Sudan – update
– Meningococcal disease, African meningitis belt, epidemic season 2006
– Poliomyelitis, Somalia Validation of neonatal tetanus elimination in Nepal by lot quality assurance-cluster sampling
Influenza
International Health Regulations

24 March 2006, vol. 81, 12 (pp 105–116)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Azerbaijan
– Avian influenza, Egypt
– Chikungunya and dengue,south-west Indian Ocean
Prevention and control of avian influenza in humans in China: achieving the national objectives of the WHO Global Influenza preparedness Plan.
Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2004–2005
International Health Regulations

17 March 2006, vol. 81, 11 (pp 97-104)
Future directions for research on enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli vaccines for developing countries
Ports designated in application of the International Health Regulations
International Health Regulations

10 March 2006, vol. 81, 10 (pp 89–96)
Outbreak news
– Cholera, southern Sudan – Meningococcal disease, Kenya
Progress in reducing global measles deaths: 1999–2004
Influenza in the world
International Health Regulations

3 March 2006, vol. 81, 9 (pp 81-88)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Nigeria
Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2006–2007 influenza season
The Global Plan to Stop TB, 2006–2015: summary
International Health Regulations

24 February 2006, vol. 81, 8 (pp 69–80)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza – spread of the virus to new countries
– Avian influenza, India
– Avian influenza, Indonesia update
– Avian influenza, Iraq – update
Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness): epidemiological update
International Health Regulations

17 February 2006, vol. 81, 7 (pp 61–68)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, China – update
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
– Meningococcal disease, Uganda – update
Resurgence of wild poliovirus type 1 transmission and effect of importation into polio-free countries, 2002–2005
International Health Regulations

10 February 2006, vol. 81, 6 (pp 49–60)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
– Avian influenza, Iraq – update
– Meningococcal disease, Sudan
Future needs and directions for Shigella vaccines
Development and evaluation of new diagnostic tests for human African trypanosomiasis
International Health Regulations

3 February 2006, vol. 81, 5 (pp 41–48)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, China – update
– Avian influenza, Iraq
– Avian influenza, Turkey – update
– Meningococcal disease, Uganda
International standards for tuberculosis care
Influenza
International Health Regulations

27 January 2006, vol. 81, 4 (pp 33–40)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, China – update
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
Confirmation of the elimination of neonatal tetanus in Togo by lot quality assurance-cluster sampling
UNAIDS Reference Group on Estimates, Modelling and Projections: statement on the use of the BED assay for the estimation of HIV-1 incidence for surveillance or epidemic monitoring
International Health Regulations

20 January 2006, vol. 81, 3 (pp 20–32)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, Indonesia– update
– Avian influenza, Turkey – update
Diphtheria vaccine – WHO position paper
International Health Regulations
WHO web sites on infectious diseases

13 January 2006, vol. 81, 2 (pp 12–20)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, China
– Avian influenza, Turkey
Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 1–2 December 2005
New tuberculosis therapy offers potential shorter treatment
International Health Regulations

6 January 2006, vol. 81, 1 (pp 1–12)
Outbreak news
– Avian influenza, China – update
– Avian influenza, Indonesia – update
Conclusions and recommendations from the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts to the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
International Health Regulations
WHO web sites on infectious diseases



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