Epidemiological Alerts and Updates 2012. Annual Report 2012
Alertas y actualizaciones epidemiológicas. Anuario 2012
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El objetivo de este anuario es brindar una recopilación de los eventos de salud pública ocurridos en nuestra Región durante 2012 y sobre los cuales la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS)/Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) generó una alerta y recomendaciones a los Estados Miembros a fin de que se tomaran medidas preventivas o para mitigar su impacto. Durante 2012, se publicó un total de 14 alertas y actualizaciones epidemiológicas sobre eventos de salud pública en la Región de las Américas que tuvieron o pudieron haber tenido repercusiones en la salud pública internacional. La mayor parte de esas alertas estuvieron relacionadas con enfermedades transmisibles, aunque también hubo una sobre riesgo de origen químico. This annual publication provides a compilation of public health events that occurred in the Region of the Americas in 2012 and for which the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO), generated an alert or update with recommendations of preventative or mitigation measures for Member States... In 2012, a total of 14 epidemiological alerts and updates were published on public health events in the Region of the Americas that had or could have had an impact on international public health. The majority of the alerts are related to communicable diseases, and one concerning a risk of chemical origin.
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