Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005): Recent Developments at the World Health Organization
Introduction
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Pandemics
Ebola, WHO, and the United Nations: Convergence of Global Public Health and International Peace and Security
Ebola as an Unprecedented Threat to Peace and Security
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18
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25
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Developments involving SARS, International Law, and Infectious Disease Control at the Fifty-Sixth Meeting of the World Health Assembly
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SARS and International Law
The outbreak of a new infectious disease-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-in Asia and its spread to many countries in the Asian region and beyond raise many public health and policy questions and challenges for governments, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations. The SARS outbreak also implicates international law, and this Insight briefly discusses three areas of international law affected by SARS and the efforts to contain the spread of the disease.
Basic Information on the SARS Epidemic
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Influenza Vaccine Supply and International Law
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8
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Revision of the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations
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8
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Global Outbreak of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) and International Law
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8
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International Health Regulations: New Mandate for Scientific Cooperation
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9
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Risky Research and Human Health: The Influenza H5N1 Research Controversy and International Law
Introduction
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16
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2
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International Law and the E. coli Outbreaks in Europe
Introduction
Many European countries have experienced outbreaks caused by a dangerous strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, and two countries have, to date, reported deaths related to these outbreaks. Responses have involved actions that implement and affect international legal regimes on public health and international trade. This Insight describes these E. coli outbreaks and the international legal issues the outbreaks have raised.
The European E. coli Outbreaks
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