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The Epidemiological Alerts are released in order to provide information about the occurrence of international public health events which have implications or could have implications for the countries and territories of the Americas; as well as recommendations issued by the ¹ú²úÂ鶹¾«Æ·.

The Epidemiological Updates are released as new information becomes available regarding events previously shared through Epidemiological Alerts.

The Epidemiological Alerts and Updates are primarily of events caused by infectious agents, although they may also be of events concerning contaminated goods, food safety, or of chemical or radionuclear origin, per the provisions of the.

These releases complement the , which refer to worldwide events of public health.