Figures- Chapters Figure 1.1 Spread of bubonic plague in Europe Figure 1.2 Examples of international epidemic response missions 1998-1999 Figure 1.3 International public health security: a global network of national health systems and technical partners, coordinated by WHO, founded on four major areas of work 10 Figure 1. 4 Selected emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases 1996-2004 12 Figure 2.1 Twenty-five years of HIV/AIDS Figure 2.2 Global outbreaks, the challenge: late reporting and response 19 Figure 2.3 Evolution of penicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus a continuing story Figure 3.1 Probable SARS transmission on flight CA112 in March 2003 Figure 3.2 Direct economic impact of selected infectious disease outbreaks. 1990-2003 Figure 4.1 WHO influenza surveillance network Figure 4.2 Cumulative number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza A/(H5N1)reported to WHO since 200 Figure 4.3 Poliovirus importations, 2003-2006 Figure 5.1 Events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern the decision instrument Figure 5.2 Verified events of potential international public health concern, by WHO region, September 2003-September 2006 63 Boxes- Chapters Box 1.1 Public health security Box 1.2 International collaboration on infectious disease control Box 2.1 Marburg haemorrhagic fever and health systems in conflict situations Box 2.2 The deliberate use of chemical and biological agents to cause harm ox 3.1 Economic impact of SARS and influenza pandemic Box 3.2 The role of the mass media in risk perceptions Box 4.1 WHO meeting concludes that global stockpiles of H5N1 vaccines are feasible Box 5.1 IHR (2005)-early implementation efforts Tables- Chapters Table 2.1 Examples of major chemical incidents (1974-2006 Table 5.1 Seven strategic actions to guide IHR (2005) implemention 60Figures – Chapters Figure 1.1 Spread of bubonic plague in Europe 3 Figure 1.2 Examples of international epidemic response missions, 1998–1999 8 Figure 1.3 International public health security: a global network of national health systems and technical partners, coordinated by WHO, founded on four major areas of work 10 Figure 1.4 Selected emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, 1996–2004 12 Figure 2.1 Twenty-five years of HIV/AIDS 18 Figure 2.2 Global outbreaks, the challenge: late reporting and response 19 Figure 2.3 Evolution of penicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: a continuing story 23 Figure 3.1 Probable SARS transmission on flight CA112 in March 2003 38 Figure 3.2 Direct economic impact of selected infectious disease outbreaks, 1990–2003 40 Figure 4.1 WHO influenza surveillance network 46 Figure 4.2 Cumulative number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza A/(H5N1) reported to WHO since 2003 48 Figure 4.3 Poliovirus importations, 2003–2006 54 Figure 5.1 Events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern: the decision instrument 59 Figure 5.2 Verified events of potential international public health concern, by WHO region, September 2003–September 2006 63 Boxes – Chapters Box 1.1 Public health security 1 Box 1.2 International collaboration on infectious disease control 7 Box 2.1 Marburg haemorrhagic fever and health systems in conflict situations 21 Box 2.2 The deliberate use of chemical and biological agents to cause harm 27 Box 3.1 Economic impact of SARS and influenza pandemics 39 Box 3.2 The role of the mass media in risk perceptions 41 Box 4.1 WHO meeting concludes that global stockpiles of H5N1 vaccines are feasible 50 Box 5.1 IHR (2005) – early implementation efforts 61 Tables – Chapters Table 2.1 Examples of major chemical incidents (1974–2006) 28 Table 5.1 Seven strategic actions to guide IHR (2005) implemention 60 v