International Health Regulations (2005) facilitate communication for in-flight contacts of a Middle East respiratory syndrome case, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2014

• Main Authors: Poon Kwok-ming (Author), Wong Miu-ling (Author), Leung Yiu-hong (Author), Sin Ka-wai (Author), To May-kei Liza (Author), Chuang Shuk-kwan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) require World Health Organization Member States to notify events fulfilling two of four criteria: (1) serious public health impact; (2) unusual or unexpected event; (3) significant risk of international spread; or (4) significant risk of internationa...