WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) 1967

WER No. 19, 12 May 1967
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INFORMATIONS EPIDEMIOLOGIQUES (suite)
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL NOTES ( contd.)
VARIOLE
SMALLPOX
Asie
Asia
1
Kowelt. 41 cas (17 deces), dont 28 cas (14 deces) chez des
enfants, ont ete notifies jusqu'au 6 mai.
A Ia meme date, pres de 95% de Ia population avait ete vaccine.
La revaccination est effectuee de maison a maison par 300 vaccinateurs.
1
1
Kuwait. - By 6 May a total of 41 cases and 17 deaths were
reported. Of the 41 cases, 28 were in children while among the
17 deaths 14 were in children.
As of 6 May nearly 95% of the population has been vaccinated.
House-to-house revaccination is being done by 300 vaccinators.
Voir N• 18, p. 219.
1
Jnde. - Le tableau 1 ci-dessous permet de comparer les incidences de Ia variole (cas et deces notifies) pour les trois premiers
mois de 1966 et de 1967. n est evident que de graves epidemics
sevissent a Bombay et dans le Maharashtra ainsi que dans l'Etat
de Bihar. Dans le passe, une augmentation periodique des cas de
variole notifies etait observee tous les 4-5 ans. Le tableau 2 donne
les incidences annuelles enregistrees de 1960 a 1966 pour I'ensemble
de l'Inde. Un programme national d'eradication de la variole est
en cours depuis 1962.
See No. 18, p. 219.
India. - Table 1 below provides comparative data (cases and
deaths reported) on smallpox for the first three months of 1966
and 1967. It is evident that severe epidemics are occurring in
Bombay and Maharashtra State and in Bihar State. In the past
smallpox reported cases have shown a cyclic increase every 4-5 years.
Table 2 gives reported cases for all of India for the years 1960
through 1966 (annual totals). A national smallpox eradication
programme started in 1962.
Table 1
Tableau 1
Variole- Inde:
Jer
trimestre 1966 et 1967
Smallpox- India: 1st Quarter 1966 and 1967
INDE- INDIA
Cas- Cases
Andhra Pradesh State
Andaman & Nicobar Terr.
Assam State
Bihar State
Chandigarh Terr.
Delhi Terr.
Goa, Daman & Diu Terr.
Gujarat State
Haryana State
Himachal Pradesh State.
Jammu & Kashmir State
Kerala State
Madhya Pradesh State
Madras State
Maharashtra State .
Manipur State
Mysore State
Nagaland State
Orissa State .
Pondicherry State
Punjab State
Rajasthan State
Tripura State
Uttar Pradesh State
West Bengal State
1961a
1966
2.1. - 2.1V.66
I
266
-
245
1288
68
335
-
-
170
601
39
2
107
-
-
8
3
--
-
213
929
211
2253
17
764
18
98
1
134
254
71
189
54
386
4
201
5
20
1
1247
751
9471
Cas- Cases
485
141
I
126
3 054
1
175 2i
9
364
698
38
46
938
\
-
-
27
2
62
97
7
-
-
142
647
108
10 344 11 i
28
116
17
2137
-
-
330
4
165
86
3
49
389
344
311
647
98
1 647
335
62
87
26
572
120
2358
19728
-
24
24
-
I
I
Deces - Deaths
II
1
-
-
TOTAL
Deces - Deaths
94
-
.,
1.1. - l.IV.67
-
I
4623
dont - of which
Bombay (PA) (excl. A), Maharashtra State
Calcutta (PA) (excl. A), West Bengal State
Madras (PA) (excl. A), Madras State .
Delhi (excl. A), Delhi Terr.
-
import6s
1 313 11i
43
51
7
39
24
23
175 2i
I
achiffi:es ptovisoircs/provisional data.
I
.
116
46
30
170
du
N6pal/importcd from Nepal.
558
24
3
27
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INFORMATIONS EPIDEMIOLOGIQUES (suite)
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL NOTES (continued)
VARIOLE (suite)
SMALLPOX (continued)
Asie (suite)
Asia (continued)
Tableau 2
Table 2
Variole- Inde: 1960-1966
Smallpox- India: 1960-1966
Annee
Year
Nombre de cas.
Number of cases
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
31091
45 380
55 595
83423
36647
29476
32 567
MESURES SANITAIRES
SANITARY MEASURES
CERTIFICATS DE VACCINATION EXIGEs
VACCINATION CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
DANS LES VOYAGES INTERNATIONAUX
FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
Atnlindements
a Ia
Amendments to 1967 publication
publication de 1967
Cholera
Cholera
Arabie Saoudite
Saudi Arabia
Supprimer les renseignements publics et inserer: information and insert:
Fiene jaune
Yellow fenr
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Variole
Siuallpos
Delete all
Do 11 avril au 4 octobre 19.67 -·From 11 April to 4 October 1967:
Cholera. - Et de tout pays dont une partie est infectee ainsi que
des pays suivants: Afghauistan, Bahrein, Birmauie, Brunei, Cambodge,
Ceylan, Hong Kong, Iude, Iudonesie, hak, han, Malaysie, Nepal,
Pakistan (oriental et occidental), Philippines, Republique . du VietNam, Thallande, Karakalpak et Uzbek (URSS). • Les voyageurs de
ces pays doivent en outre presenter un certificat - delivre sept jours
au plus avant leur depart - attestant les resultats negatifs d'une
culture de selles. •
Cholera. - And from countries any parts of which are infected,
and from the following countries: Afghauistan, Bahrain, Brunei,
Burma, Cambodia, Ceylon, Houg Kong, Iudia, Indonesia, han,
haq, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan (East and West), Philippines, Republic of Viet-Nam, Thailand, Karakalpak and U:zbek (USSR). •
Iu addition, travellers from these countries are required to submit
a certificate-dated not more than seven days before their departurerecording the neaative results of stool culture.*
Republique Arabe Unie
United Arab Republic
Dans Ia note concernant le cholera, inserer: et de Thallande. *
Iu the note concerning cholera, insert: and from Thailand.*
• La conformite de cette mesure avec le Reg!ement peut preter
et l'Orgauisation est en commuuication avec !'administration sauitaire interessee.
• Conformity of this measure with the Regulations may be open
to question and the Organization is in communication with the
health administration concerned.
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