Publication: Magyar Közlöny
Issue: MK-2009-135 (Year: 2009, Number: 135)
Era: 2004-2010
Section: 2009. évi XCI. törvény
Paragraph Index: 189

2. For responding to events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern The capacities: (a) to provide appropriate public health emergency response by establishing and maintaining a public health emergency contingency plan, including the nomination of a coordinator and contact points for relevant point of entry, public health and other agencies and services; (b) to provide assessment of and care for affected travellers or animals by establishing arrangements with local medical and veterinary facilities for their isolation, treatment and other support services that may be required; (c) to provide appropriate space, separate from other travellers, to interview suspect or affected persons; (d) to provide for the assessment and, if required, quarantine of suspect travellers, preferably in facilities away from the point of entry; (e) to apply recommended measures to disinsect, derat, disinfect, decontaminate or otherwise treat baggage, cargo, containers, conveyances, goods or postal parcels including, when appropriate, at locations specially designated and equipped for this purpose; (f) to apply entry or exit controls for arriving and departing travellers; and (g) to provide access to specially designated equipment, and to trained personnel with appropriate personal protection, for the transfer of travellers who may carry infection or contamination. ANNEX 2 DECISION INSTRUMENT FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND NOTIFICATION OF EVENTS THAT MAY CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN OR OR Events detected by national surveillance system (see Annex 1) An event involving the following diseases shall always lead to utilization of the algorithm, because they have demonstrated the ability to cause serious public health impact and to spread rapidly internationallyb: - Cholera - Pneumonic plague - Yellow fever - Viral haemorrhagic fevers (Ebola, Lassa, Marburg) - West Nile fever - Other diseases that are of special national or regional concern, e.g. dengue fever, Rift Valley fever, and meningococcal disease. Any event of potential international public health concern, including those of unknown causes or sources and those involving other events or diseases than those listed in the box on the left and the box on the right shall lead to utilization of the algorithm. A case of the following diseases is unusual or unexpected and may have serious public health impact, and thus shall be notifieda, b: - Smallpox - Poliomyelitis due to wild-type poliovirus - Human influenza caused by a new subtype - Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). EVENT SHALL BE NOTIFIED TO WHO UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS Yes No Not notified at this stage. Reassess when more information No Is there a significant risk of international travel or trade restrictions? No Yes Yes Is the public health impact of the event serious? Yes Yes Is the event unusual or unexpected? Is there a significant risk of international spread? Is there a significant risk of international spread? No Yes No No Is the event unusual or unexpected?

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