Building Momentum for Tobacco Control in the Western Pacific Region

Influenza surveillance and control in the Western Pacific Region.

* Department of Virology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan (email: [email protected]). doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2010.1.1.005 Influenza is one of the most common acute viral infections in humans. It is estimated that seasonal epidemics affect 10–20% of the population, resulting in 250,000 to 500,000 deaths every year.1 In addition to seasonal influenza epidemics, a...

Challenges for Tb Programmes in the Western Pacific Region

Challenges and future perspective for dengue vector control in the Western Pacific Region.

Dengue remains a significant public health issue in the Western Pacific Region. In the absence of a vaccine, vector control is the mainstay for dengue prevention and control. In this paper we describe vector surveillance and vector control in the Western Pacific countries and areas. Vector surveillance and control strategies used by countries and areas of the Western Pacific Region vary. Vector...

Antimicrobial resistance in gonococci, WHO Western Pacific Region, 1996. The WHO Western Pacific Region Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme is a multicentric long term programme for continuous surveillance of the antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. In 1996 the programme examined the susceptibility of 8,421 isolates of gonococci to various antimicrobials in 17 focal points. A trend toward increased resistance...

Antimicrobial resistance in gonococci, WHO Western Pacific Region, 1996 The WHO Western Pacific Region Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme

The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme is a multicentric long term programme for continuous surveillance of the antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. In 1996 the programme examined the susceptibility of 8,421 isolates of gonococci to various antimicrobials in 17 focal points. A trend toward increased resistance...