Volume 13, Number 10—October 2007
Dispatch
International Epidemic Intelligence at the Institut de Veille Sanitaire, France
Brice Rotureau*, Philippe Barboza*
, Arnaud Tarantola*, and Christophe Paquet*
, Arnaud Tarantola*, and Christophe Paquet*Table 2
Events posted in the BHI from May 17 through December 27, 2006, by topic*
| Event | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| HPAI (H5N1) in animals | 67 (34) |
| HPAI (H5N1) in human | 55 (28) |
| Cholera | 16 (8) |
| Chikungunya | 13 (7) |
| Dengue fever | 13 (7) |
| Poliomyelitis | 11 (6) |
| Malaria | 6 (3) |
| Japanese encephalitis | 4 (2) |
| Adulterated alcohol intoxication | 3 (2) |
| Crimean-Congo hemorragic fever | 3 (2) |
| Plague | 2 (1) |
| Yellow fever | 2 (1) |
| Deaths following influenza vaccination | 1 (0.5) |
| Measles | 1 (0.5) |
| Micro-algae intoxication | 1 (0.5) |
| Rift Valley fever | 1 (0.5) |
| Viral meningitis |
1 (0.5) |
| Total | 200 (100) |
*BHI, Bulletin Hebdomadaire International; HPAI, highly pathogenic avian influenza.
