Epidemiological Update, Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) related to the international spread of wild poliovirus. Implications for the Americas, polio-free Region ( 4 August 2014)
Actualización Epidemiológica, Emergencia de Salud Pública de Importancia Internacional (ESPII) relacionado a la diseminación internacional de poliovirus salvaje. Implicaciones para las Américas, Región libre de poliovirus salvaje (4 agosto 2014)
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On 5 May 2014, the WHO Director General accepted the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee’s assessment and declared the international spread of wild poliovirus in 2014 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). El 5 de mayo del 2014, la Directora General de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) aceptó la evaluación del Comité de Emergencia del Reglamento Sanitario Internacional (RSI) y declaró que la propagación internacional del poliovirus salvaje en el 2014 constituye una Emergencia de Salud Pública de Importancia Internacional (ESPII).
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