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Epidemiological Alert, Cholera (27 October 2010)
(PAHO, 2010)
Starting in Epidemiological Week (EW) 41, an increase in acute diarrhea cases, with severe cases and deaths, was observed in the departments of Artibonite and Central. In EW 42, isolation of V. cholerae O: 1 serotype Ogawa ...
Epidemiological Alert Yellow Fever (9 January 2017)
(PAHO, 2017)
In 2016, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru reported confirmed cases of yellow fever. Brazil confirmed six human yellow fever cases in 20161 and the number of epizootics, especially in the state of São Paulo, increased considerably ...
Epidemiological Update, Zika (15 December 2016)
(PAHO, 2016)
To date, 48 countries and territories in the Americas have confirmed autochthonous, vector-borne transmission of Zika virus disease since 2015. In addition, five countries in the Americas have reported sexually transmitted ...
Epidemiological Update, Seasonal influenza in North America (2 January 2014)
(PAHO, 2014)
The 2013-2014 circulation of seasonal influenza in the northern hemisphere began officially in epidemiological week (EW) 40 of 2013, with an increase in the number of influenza-like illness (ILI) and hospitalizations ...
Epidemiological Update, Cholera (6 August 2018)
(PAHO, 2018)
In 2017, a total of 13,803 suspected cases of cholera were reported on the island of Hispaniola: 13,681 cases (including 159 deaths) in Haiti and 122 cases (including 4 deaths) in the Dominican Republic.
Epidemiological Update, Yellow Fever (23 February 2017)
(PAHO, 2017)
Since epidemiological week (EW) 1 to EW 6 of 2017, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and the Plurinational State of Bolivia, have reported suspected and confirmed yellow fever cases. The following is a situation summary in Brazil. ...
Epidemiological Update: Measles (25 September 2019)
(PAHO, 2019)
Between 1 January and 25 September 2019, a total of 6,541 confirmed cases of measles, including 5 deaths, have been reported in 14 countries and territories of the Region of the Americas: Argentina (12 cases), the Bahamas ...
Epidemiological Update, Cholera (3 March 2015)
(PAHO, 2015)
The last confirmed case of cholera in Cuba was notified by the Canada International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point in January 2015. The case was an individual with history of travel to Cuba.
Epidemiological Update, Yellow Fever (18 January 2017)
(PAHO, 2017)
Durante el 2016, Brasil, Colombia y Perú notificaron casos confirmados de fiebre amarilla. En 2017, Brasil notificó la ocurrencia de un brote en el estado de Minas Gerais y de epizootias en el estado vecino de Espíritu Santo.
Epidemiological Alert, Update on Dengue Situation in the Americas (19 August 2011)
(PAHO, 2011)
As of epidemiological week (EW) 31 of 2011, a total of 890,756 dengue cases, including 10,840 severe dengue cases and 488 dengue caused deaths, had been reported in the Region of the Americas.