The regional health agency immediately forwards reports of serious, unexpected or unusual health events that meet one of the following criteria to the national focal point for the Minister for Health:
1° An event in which the number of cases or deaths is high for the place, period or population in question;
2° An event that could have major repercussions for public health;
3° An event caused by an unknown or unusual agent, source, vector or route of transmission;
4° An event in which the evolution of cases is more serious than expected or is accompanied by unusual symptoms;
5° An event whose occurrence is unusual for the area, season or population;
6° An event caused by a disease or agent which has already been eliminated or eradicated in the geographical area concerned or which has not been previously reported.