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Volume 14, Number 9—September 2008
Dispatch

Obligations to Report Outbreaks of Foodborne Disease under the International Health Regulations (2005)

Martyn KirkComments to Author , Jennie Musto, Joy Gregory, and Kathleen Fullerton
Author affiliations: Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (M. Kirk, K. Fullerton); Australian National University, Canberra (M. Kirk); New South Wales Department of Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (J. Musto); Department of Human Services, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (J. Gregory)

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Decision instrument for the assessment and notification of events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern under International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005). WHO, World Health Organization. *As per WHO case definitions. †The disease list shall be used only for the purposes of these regulations; adapted from Annex II of IHR (2005), reported in (7).

Figure. Decision instrument for the assessment and notification of events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern under International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005). WHO, World Health Organization. *As per WHO case definitions. †The disease list shall be used only for the purposes of these regulations; adapted from Annex II of IHR (2005), reported in (7).

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