Table 1 National IHR Focal Point (NFP) reported access to specific types of public health event data for assessment under the International Health Regulations (IHR)(2005)
Types of public health event data | Number (%) NFPs with access to specific types of public health event data (n = 133) |
|---|---|
Human influenza caused by new sub-type | 126 (94.7%) |
Wild-type poliomyelitis | 98 (73.7%) |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome | 79 (59.4%) |
Smallpox | 60 (45.1%) |
Other communicable diseases | 94 (70.7%) |
Contaminated food (i.e. substance and microbial contamination) | 93 (69.9%) |
Contaminated water | 76 (57.1%) |
Radionuclear spill | 38 (28.6%) |
Chemical contamination of products or the environment | 52 (39.1%) |
Other toxic release | 33 (24.8%) |
Bioterrorist attack | 45 (33.8%) |
Pharmaceutical product (contamination, adverse event, failure) | 64 (48.1%) |
Communicable diseases among animals | 81 (60.9%) |