Epidemiological Updates
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Epidemiological Alert: Organization of Healthcare Services in the Context of High Respiratory Virus Circulation Including SARS-CoV-2 (21 January 2022)
(Washington; D.C., PAHO, 2022-01-21)In the context of the increase in COVID-19 cases in the Region of the Americas, along with the high circulation of other respiratory viruses, there has been an observed increase in the burden on healthcare systems and ... -
Epidemiological Alert: Rational Use of COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests (10 January 2022)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2022-01-10)In the context of the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases following a sudden increase in the use of COVID-19 diagnostic tests in several countries within and outside of the Americas Region, the Pan American Health Organization ... -
Epidemiological Update: Influenza in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic (28 December 2021)
(Washington; D.C., PAHO, 2021-12-28)Considering the increase of cases of influenza A(H3N2) in some countries in the region, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) recommends that Member ... -
Epidemiological Update: Yellow Fever (28 December 2021)
(Washington; D.C., PAHO, 2021-12-28)In 2021, four countries in the Region of the Americas (Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela) have reported confirmed yellow fever cases. In 2020, two countries in the Region of the Americas reported confirmed cases of ... -
Epidemiological Update: Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika in the Context of COVID-19 (23 December 2021)
(Washington; D.C., PAHO, 2021-12-23)In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 49 of 2021, a total of 1,324,108 cases1 of arboviral diseases were reported. Of those, 1,173,674 (89%) were dengue cases, 131,630 were chikungunya ... -
Epidemiological Update: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) (23 December 2021)
(Washington; D.C., PAHO, 2021-12-23)In the context of the increase in cases and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in several countries within and outside of the Americas Region, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) ... -
Regional Risk Assessment on Vaccine−Preventable Diseases (Diphteria, Measles, Yellow Fever, and Polio) in the Context of the COVID−19 Pandemic: Implications for the Region of the Americas (15 December 2021)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-12-15)After more than 22 months of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the Region of the Americas, and COVID-19 cases and deaths have been reported from all 56 countries and territories in the Region of the Americas, health systems ... -
Epidemiological Update: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (2 December 2021)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-12-02)Since the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 until epidemiological week (EW) 47 (ending 27 November 2021), 260,547,965 confirmed cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally, including 5,195,833 deaths, of which ... -
Epidemiological Update: SARS-CoV-2 variants in the Region of the Americas (1 December 2021)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-12-01)The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) shares updated information regarding the SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) that circulate globally and specifically within the countries and ... -
Epidemiological Update: Measles (10 November 2021)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-11-10)In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and, considering the decline in vaccination coverage with the first and second doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR1 and MMR2), the Pan American Health Organization/World ... -
Epidemiological Update: Diphtheria (5 November 2021)
(Washington, D.C., OPS, 2021-11-05)In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) reiterates to Member States that vaccination and epidemiological surveillance for vaccine-preventable ... -
Epidemiological Update: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (30 October 2021)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-10-30)Since the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 until epidemiological week (EW) 42 (ending 23 October 2021), 243,327,429 confirmed cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally, including 4,943,742 deaths, for which ... -
Epidemiological Alert: Emergence and increase of new combinations of carbapenemases in Enterobacterales in Latin America and the Caribbean (22 October 2021)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-10-22)Given the change in the geographic distribution of carbapenemases and the emergence and dissemination of bacteria that produce more than one of these enzymes, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization ... -
Epidemiological Update: Yellow Fever (6 October 2021)
(Washington, D.C., OPS, 2021-10-14)In 2021, three countries in the Region of the Americas (Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela) have reported confirmed yellow fever cases. In 2020, two countries in the Region of the Americas reported confirmed cases of yellow fever: ... -
Atualização epidemiológica: febre amarela (6 de outubro de 2021)
(Brasília, D.F., OPAS, 2021-10-06)Em 2021, três países da Região das Américas (Brasil, Peru e Venezuela) notificaram casos confirmados de febre amarela. Em 2020, dois países da Região das Américas notificaram casos confirmados de febre amarela: Bolívia e ... -
Epidemiological Update: Measles (4 October 2021)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-10-04)In 2021, between epidemiological week (EW)1 and EW 38, two countries in the Region of the Americas have reported confirmed cases of measles: Brazil with 552 confirmed cases, including 2 deaths in 6 federal units; and United ... -
Epidemiological Update: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (27 September 2021)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-09-27)As of the end of the epidemiological week 37 (end date 18 September 2021), 228,068,334 confirmed cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally, including 4,685,658 deaths, for which the Region of the Americas ... -
Epidemiological Update: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (21 August 2021)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-08-21)As of 20 August 2021, 210,112,064 confirmed cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally, including 4,403,765 deaths, for which the Region of the Americas contributed 39% of cases and 47% of deaths. Although ... -
Epidemiological Update: Increase of the Delta variant and its potential impact in the Region of the Americas (8 August 2021)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-08-08)Since the initial identification of SARS-CoV-2, as of 5 August 2021, more than 2.6 million complete genomic sequences have been shared worldwide, providing visibility and public access to this information. The ability to ... -
Epidemiological Update: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (22 July 2021)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2021-07-22)As of 21 July 2021, 191,281,182 confirmed cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally, including 4,112,538 deaths, for which the Region of the Americas contributed 39% of cases and 48% of deaths. In June 2021, ...
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