Trends in importation of communicable diseases into Singapore.

Importation of wild poliovirus into Australia, July 2007.

Certification of poliomyelitis eradication in Singapore and the challenges ahead.

INTRODUCTION This study reviewed the epidemiological trends of poliomyelitis from 1946 to 2010, and the impact of the national immunisation programme in raising the population herd immunity against poliovirus. We also traced the efforts Singapore has made to achieve certification of poliomyelitis eradication by the World Health Organisation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Epidemiological data on all r...

WHO EMRO | WHO responds to health needs of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan

Most women and children have not received vaccinations for more than two years and their bodies are weak from hunger. As a result, they are more susceptible to vaccine-preventable and other communicable diseases. {/besps_c} {besps_c}0|3.jpg| The arrival of refugees from cholera-affected areas in South Sudan also increases the threat of importation of the disease into Sudan, placing both refugee...

Specific Food Allergies in Singapore

244 INTRODUCTION Singapore has rapidly evolved into a modernised city state and currently faces the health burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), resembling that of developed Western nations.(1) In children, allergic diseases, including food allergy, are among the most common NCDs.(2) Food allergy rates are reported to be more than 10% in challenge-proven studies among Australian infants,(3...

Importation of dogs into the United States: risks from rabies and other zoonotic diseases.

The importation of dogs into the United States poses a risk for the introduction of rabies and other zoonotic diseases. Federal regulations (42 CFR 71.51) currently require proof of valid rabies vaccination for imported dogs, but allow the importation of some unvaccinated dogs, including dogs less than 3 months of age, provided certain requirements for confinement are met until the dog is vacci...