WEEKLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RECORD, No. 48,24 NOVEMBER 1991 • RELEVE EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE HEBDOMADAIRE, N- 4 8,24 NOVEMBRE 1991 Conference announcement Annonce de conférence

World Congress on Foodborne Infections and Congrès mondial sar les taxi-infections d'origine intoxications alimentaire

The Institute of Veterinary Medicine - Robert von L'Institut de médecine vétérinaire - Institut Robert von Ostertag, Ostertag-Institute, FAO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Centre collaborateur FAO/OMS de recherche et de formation Research and Training in Food Hygiene and Zoonoses of concernant l'hygiène des denrées alimentaires et les zoonoses situé the German Federal Health Office in Berlin, is organizing à l'Office fédéral de la Santé à Berlin, organise à Berlin, Allemagne, the 3rd World Congress on Foodbome Infections and du 16 au 19 juin 1992, le troisième Congrès mondial sur les toxi- Intoxications to be held in Berlin, Germany, from 16 to 19 infections d'origine alimentaire sous le parrainage conjoint de l'OMS June 1992. The congress is cosponsored by WHO and by et d'autres organisations intergouvemementales et professionnelles. other intergovernmental and professional organizations. Its objective is to invesngate the reasons behind the Le but de ce congrès est d'analyser les raisons de l'accroissement considerable increase of foodbome diseases in almost all considérable de la prévalence des toxi-infections d'origine countries of the world. alimentaire dans presque tous les pays du monde. Papers (maximum 10 min.) and posters may be regis­ Les communications (10 min, maximum) et les affiches pour­ tered until 31 December 1991 with an abstract submitted ront être enregistrées jusqu'au 31 décembre 1991, un résumé étant to the congress office. remis au secrétariat du congrès. Congress languages will be German and English. The Les langues utilisées seront l'allemand et l'anglais. Une interpré­ opening and closing ceremonies as well as the plenary ses­ tation sera assurée en espagnol et en français pour les cérémonies sions will be interpreted in French and Spanish. d'ouverture et de clôture ainsi que pour les séances plénières. • Inquiries should be addressed to: Generalsekretariat • Pour de plus amples renseignements, écrire à l'adresse suivante: Weltkongress, c/o Institute of Veterinary Medicine - Robert Generalsekretariat Weltkongress, c/o Institut de médecine vétéri­ von Ostertag-Institute, Federal Health Office, P.O. Box naire - Institut Robert von Ostertag, Office fédéral de la Santé, Boîte 33 00 13, D-1000 Berlin 33, or to Chief, Food Safety Unit, postale 33 00 13, D-1000 Berlin 33, ou au Chef de l'unité de la WHO, CH-1211 Geneva 27. Sécurité alimentaire, OMS, CH-1211 Genève 27.

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Infected areas as at 28 November 1991 Zones infectées au 28 novembre 1991 For criteria used in compiling dus lise» see No 16, 1991, pp 115-116 Les enteres appliques pour la compilation de cette liste sont publies dans le Nv 16, 1991, pp 115-116 X - Newly reported areas X - Nouvelles zones signalées

Plague • Peste Antaranana Province Tanzania, United Rep, of Olivedos Mumcipio Andapa S Pref Tanzanie, Rép.-Unie de Queunadas Mumcipio Choiera • Choléra Africa • Afrique Doany District Tanga Region Remigio Mumapio Africa • Afrique i^aH apet'gy Fianarantsoa Province Lushoto District Solânea Mumcipio Angola Antananarivo Province Ambatofinandrahana S, Préf Tanga Dismet Peru • Pérou Bengo Province Ambondromisotra District Cajatnarca Department Ambofadratnmo S Préf Zaire «Zaïre Benguela Province Andreiambohitra District Chota Province Antanananvo-Avaradrano S Préf Haut Zaïre Province Huambo Province Bevonotany District Mahagl Adm inistrative Zone T- la m a District Ambatolampy S Pref Huila Province ftnam hwfnflnfl DiSlTiCt Miracosta District Aryosorobe S. Bref Americo» Amérique Kuatulo-Kubango Province Antananarivo S, Préf, Ambohanahasoa S. Pref Tocmoche Dismet - Bolivie Kunene Province Manandroy District San Miguel Provatce Antananarivo District La Paz Department Kmanza-Norte Province Araanifoisy S. Préf. Ambositra S. Préf Nanchoc District Franz Tamayo Province San Gregono Dismet Kvjanza-Sul Province Antsirabe I S. Préf. Ambatomariaa District Sud Yungas Province, San Miguel Dismet Luanda Province Antsirabe II S. Préf. Amhohimahazo District Valle Grande Province San Pabb Provence Luanda, Cap. Ambodiala District Ambovombe Centre Brazil • Brésil San Louis Dismet Maianga Province Ambohithimanova District Andina District Bahia State Para Department H amibe Province Ampasatanety District Anjoma N'Ankona District Birmnga Mumapio Ayabaca Province Lige Province Manandona District Anjoma Navona District CandeaJ Munuapio Canales Dismet Zaïre Province Soarundranny 'District Ankazoambo District Central Mumcipio Lagunas District Tsarofar District Ivaio District Benia • Bénin Conceiçüo Mumcipio Montera District Département de l'Atlantique Vinaninkareaa District Ivony District Paimas Dismet Feira de Santana Mumcipio S Préf. d'Aüada Anvonimamo S Préf Talata-Vohimena District Sapilüca District Iraquara Mumcipio Cire, de Cotonou Betafo S Pref Tsarasaoira District Suyo District Irecê Mumcipio S Préf deToffo Alakamisy-Ananvato District Fandnana S, Pref . Huancabamba Province Itabcraba Mumapio Departement de l'Atacora Fumndnana S Pref Fiadanana District C de la Frontera Dismet Jussara Mumcipio Département de Borgou Faratsihc S Pref Fianarantsoa 1 S . Préf Canchaque Dismet Reurolândia Mumcipio Département de Mono Manjakandnana S. Préf Mahatsmjo District Huancabamba Dismet Riachào do Jacuipe Mumcipio Département de Zou Muamunvo SPréf Fianarantsoa I I S» Préf. Scnhor do Bonfim Mumcipio Piura Province Las Lomas Dismet Analavoty District Andoharanomaitso District Semnha Mumcipio Burkina Faso Anosibc Iianja District Fianarantsoa II District Teofilandïa Mumcipio Asia • Asie Boulgou Province Renivohura S Préf Matuuinana S Pref Paraiba State Viet Nam Bürundi Soavirumdnana S. Préf Mahajanga Province Araba Mumcipio Gia-Lai-Công Turn Province Bahama Province Ambatoasana Centre Toamasma Province Barra de S Rosa Mumcipio Lâm Dông Province Bubacza Arrondissement Tsuvanomandidy S Pref Moramtmga S Préf Cuban Mumapio Phu Khan Province Cibitoke Arrondissement

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Bujutnbura Provmce Cotopaxi Province TmBij « Inde Nigeria • Nigeria Y eiow fever • Fièvre joune Bujumbura Arrondissement Abuja State El Oro Provmce Andhra Pradesh State Bururt Promue* Akwa Ibom State Esmeraldas Province Hyderabad Dismct Afnco» Afrique Mukamba Arrondissement Anambra State Galapagos Province Visakhapamam Distnct Rumonge Arrondissement Baudu State Guayas Province Assam State Angola Imbabura Province Gtuga Province Betide! State Delhi Territory Bengo Province Loja Province Gitega Arrondissement Benue State Gujarat State Luanda Province Bomo State Los Rios Prowice Cameroon * Cameroun Manabt Province Haryana State Cam eroon * Cam eroun Province de l'Extrême-Nord Gongola State Morona Province Karnataka (Mysore) State Province de l'Extrênu-Nord Into State Diamare Département Pastasa Province Bangalore District Mayo Sava Departement Kaduna State Logonc-ct-Chan Departement Pichmcha Province Bidar Dismct Mayo Tsaoaga Département Mayo-Danai Departement Kano State Ctunadurga Distnct Katsina State Sucumbios Province flamhifl • fiam W Mayo-Sava Département Tungurahua Province Gulburga Dismct Mayo-Tsawaga Département Kwara State Upper River Division Zamcra-Chatchtpe Province Hassan Dismct Province Lateral Lagos Stats Kolar District Guinea ♦ Guinée El Salvador Moungo Département Niger State Mandya Dismct Sigum Region Woun Département Ogun State Central Region Raichar Dismct Mali Province du Nord Ondo State Metropolitan Region Oyo State Occidental Regum Tumkur District Kayes Région Benoué Département Kerala Sfo1? Kita Cercle Province de l'Ouest Plateau State Oriental Regum Madhya Pradesh State Kouhkoro Region Haut Nkam Departement Rivers State Paracentral Region Maharashtra State Dioïla Cercle Province du Sud Sokow State Akola Dismct Kangaba Cercle Ocean Département X Rwanda Amrawao Distnct Kan Cercle rimH • Tchad Cyangugu Préfecture Nagpur Distnct Kolokam Cercle Batha Préfecture Gisenyi Préfecture X Chqutmula Department Nandad District Nigeria «Nigeria Bet Prefecture Sao Tome and Principe Chvnaltenango Department Osmanabad Dismct Anambra State Bûtme Préfecture S&o Toraé-et-Principe Escumtla Department Parbham Distnct Bauch State Chart Baguxmn Préfecture Lemba Distnct Pune Dismct Bendel State Guera Préfecture SSo Tomé Sarigli DlStnCI Benue State Kanem Préfecture Tanzania, United Rep. of Thane District Cross River State Lac Préfecture X Tanzanie, Rép.-Unie de X Juaapa Department Mantpur State Kaduna State Logone Occidental Préfecture Arusha Region Punjab State Kwara State Logons Oriental Préfecture Quetzaiteuango Department Kilimanjaro Region Quiche Department Tamil Nadu State Lagos State Njarnena Préfecture Mara Region ; Retalkuleu Department Anna District Ntger State Ouaddaï Préfecture Mtwara Region Ogun State Tandjüe Préfecture Sacatepeques Department Chingleput Dismct Rukti'o Region San Marco; Department Madras Distnct Ondo State Côte d'ivoire Tanga Region Santa Rasa Department Madurai Dismct Oyo State Département de l'Ouest Togo Salolâ Department North Arcot Distnct Plateau State Man Sous Prefecture Golfe Distnct Sudatepequez Department Pudukkottai District Sudan • Smuta** Ghana Kioto Distnct Towmcapan Department Thanjavur Distnct Temtoxy South of 12° N. Accra Région Kozah Distnct Tuuchinpalli Distnct Territoire situé au sud Accra District Lacs Distnct TirunelveiU Dismct du 12° N Greater Accra Dismer Ogou Dismct Vellore Dismct Valle Department Zaire • Zaïre Central Région Sotouboua D um a Vilhpuram Dismct Temtoty North of 10° S. Upper East Region Vo Dismct Mexico • Mexique Uttar Pradesh State Campeche State Territoire situe au nord Volta Region Yoto District West Bengal State Chiapas State du 10° S Guinea • Guinée X Uganda • Ouganda Calcutta Conakry Province (Area not specified - Zone non Distrito federal Forecanah Prefecture précisée) Guerrero State Indonesia • Indonésie America •Amérique Hidalgo State Java Boras Province Liberia • Libéria Zaire • Zaire Mexico State Tangerang Regency’ Bolivia • Bolivie Bong County Haut Zaire Province Mtchoacan State Kalimantan Selatan Prowice Bem Department Montserrado County Kivu Province Rallivian Province Mordis State Banjar Regency Shaba Province Itencz Province Malawi Oaxaca State Banjarmasin Municipality Zambia • Zambie Department Central Region Puebla State Hula Sungai Selatan Regency Lilongwe District Central Province Ayopayo Province Tabasco State Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency Southern Region Lusaka Carrasco Province Veracruz State Hulu Sungai Utara Regency Mali Copperbelt Province Yucatan Suite Northern Luapula Province Tabalong Regency La Pas Department Kayes Region Zacoxeca State Maluku Province Kayes Cercle Southern Province Larecaja Province Nicaragua Maluku Tengah Regency Munllo Provmce Kotdikoro Regan (Area not specified - Zone non America • Amérique Swnatera Barca Province Nor Yungas Provmce Nara Cercle précisée) Solok Regency Quinuni Province Mauritania • Mauritanie Bolivia • Bolivie Panam a Sud Yungas Provmce Nouakchott District La Paz Department Iraq X Colon Province Santa Crus Department I k Brazil • Brésil Al-Basra Govemorate Region Danen Province Andrés lbahez Provmce Hodh el Chargui Amazonas State Al-Anbar Govemorate X Panama province Cordillera Provmce 2e Region Mato Grosso State Al-Mathna Govemoraie Peru • Pérou Florida Provmce Hodh el Gharbi Al-Najef Govemorate Chile •Chili Gunerrez Provmce 3e Region Al-Qadisiya Govemorate Antofagasta Province Icïulo Province Assaba et Guidimakha Ancash Department Arbil Govemorate Bernardo O'Higgais Province Apurtmac Department 4e Region Babil Govemorate Coquvnbo Province Areqtapa Department Brazil • Brésil Gorgol Baghdad Govemorate Amapa Territory Los Lagos Province Ayacucho Department 5e Région Dohuk Govemorate O&omo Cajamarcc Department Macapa Mumcipio Brakna Dyala Govemorate Amazonas State Santiago Province Cusco Department 6e Region Karbala Govemorate Canutama Murucicpio • Colombie Huancavehca Department Trarza Mesan Govemorate Amazonas Department Hmnuco Department Joào Figueiredo Mumapio Nineveh Govemorate Macaquin Mumcipio Mozambique Annoquia Department lea Department Manaus Mumcipio Cabo Delgado Province Adanoco Department Junm Department Salah El-Din Govemorate Maraà Mumapio Pemba City Bolivar Department La Ltbertad Department Sulaimamyah Govemorate Nova Olinda do Norte Gaza Province Lambayeque Department T a m i m Govemorate Boyaca Department Mumcipio Maputo Province Luna Department Tikar Govemorate Novo Airaô Mumapio Maputo City Callao Distnct Wasu Govemorate Tefe Mumapio Nampula Province Lima Dismct Choco Department Malaysia «Malaisie Urucara Mumcipio Malema District Loreto Department Cordoba Department Sabah Goias State Nampula District Madré de Dios Department Cundmamarca Department Tawau Dismct Alto Paraiso Mumapio Niassa Province Moquegua Department Huila Department Sarawak Bêla Vis ta Mumapio Mecaahelas District Pasco Department Sununjan Dismct Caiapoma Mumapio Piura Department Sofala Province Damolàndia Mumapio Puno Department Bora City Nanno Department Nepal • Népal Formosa Mumapio San Martin Department Tete Province Quuuho Department Baitadi Dismct Goias Velho Mumcipio Moaoze District Tama Department Khatmandu Dismct Tombes Department Mara Rosa Mumcipio Tete City San Jose del Nova Cnxas Mumcipio Zarnbezia Province Santa Fe de Bogota Department Ucayali Department Viet Nam Buih Tn Then Province Planai una Mumcipio Mopeia District Santa Cruz Mumapio Quelimane District Asie • Asie Nghia Bmh Province Phu Khanh Province Maranhaô State Niger Toàma Department P fmtwn • Bhoutan Grajau Mumapio Valle Department Dtffa Departement Mongar District Europe Lago da Pedra Mumcipio Dosso Département Ecuador • Equateur Pemagatsel Distnct Montes Altos Mumcipio Marath Département Asuay Province Phuntsholing Dismct Ukrainian SSR • M ato Grosso State Niamey Département Bolivar Province Punakha District RSS d'Ukraine Antômo Joào Mumcipio Tahauu Département Collar Province Samdrupjongkhar District Manupole Diamantmo Mumcipio Tdlabéry Département Carchi Province Tashigang District Nicola*w Region Jardim Mumapio Zuider Département Chimborazo Province Thimphu Dismct Odesskaya Regum Nova Mannga Mumapio

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Placido do Castro Mumcipio Taraza Mumapio Vista Hermosa Mumapio Leanao Prado Provtnce Las Piedras Disma Sidrolândia Municipio Yondo Mnmnpin Norte de Santander Department Alorna Robles Disma Tambopata Disma Sioopc Mumapio Arauca Intendenaa Cucuta Mumapio Aucayacu Disma Puna Department Terunos Mumcipio Arauca Mumapio Tibu Mumapio JC Castillo District Saiuba Province Matas Germs Suue Saravena Mumcipio Cucuta Intendenaa Leonao Prado District Bnnfinnpnliv. MuniQplO Boyaca Department Toledo Mumapio Monzon Disma San Juan del Oro District Francisco Dumom Mumcipio Chita Mumapio Putumayo Intendenaa P. Luyando Distria San Roman Disma Mirabels Muniapio Puerca Boyaca Municipio Puerto Asts Mumapio Rupa Rupa D ism a VHcabamba D ism a Paracaru Mumapia Caqueta Intendenaa Santander Department Marafbn Province San Martin Department Unai Mumapio Belen de los Andaquiés Bucaramanga Muniapio Cholon District Hualiaga Promue Mumapio Cimitarra Mumapio Jurait Department Part Slate Bellavista D u m a Alenquer Mumapio £1 Doncdlo Muniapio El Carmen Muniapio Chanckamayo Province Almeinm Mumcipio San Vicente de Caguàn Vtchada Department Ghanclianiyyn DlStTlCl Saposoa Distria Altanura Mumapio Mumapio Puerto Trujillo M u n ic ip io Perene D ism a Lamas Province Araguaia Mumapio San Luis Sevaro Disma Casanare Intendenaa Ecuador • FgunlMir T amas D l S tr ia Faro Mumapio Hato Corozal Mumcipio Yüoc District Morona-Santiago Province Tabalazos D ism a Mono: Alegre Muniapio Tamara Mumapio Saapo Province Napo Province Mariscal Caceres Province Prainha Mumapio Yopal Mumapio Covirali Disma Humayacu District Rendençâo Mumapio Campamlla District Pastaza Province Mazaman District SSo Domingos do Capim Valle dupar Mumapio San Moron Province Zamora-Chmchipe Province Pangoa District Mumcipio Choeo Department Pichanaii District Juan Guerra District Sen. Jose Porfino Mumapio Rio Suao Muniapio Peru «Pérou Rio Negro Disma Sauce D ism a TaOandia Mumapio Cundtnamaxca Department Ayacucho Department Rio Tambo Disma Tocache Province Tucurui Mumapio Maya Mumapio Huanta Province Sanpo Dism a La Polvora D isma Xinguara Muniapio Guaviare Intendenaa S ap Jose Sanfillana DlStnCt Loreto Department Rondoma Suue Miraflores Muniapio Cusco Department Ucayah Provtnce Nuevo Progreso D um a Cacoal Mumapio San Juan del Guaviare La Convenaon Province Contamana Distria Tocache Dism a Panama Territory Mumapio Echarate District Purus Distria Uchiza Disma Bonin Mumapio Mela Intendenaa Kitam Disma Madré de Dios Department Ganmpo Mutum Mumapio Ucayali Department Cabuyaro Mumcipio Maranura District Manu Province Coronel Portillo Provtnce Maloca Caju Mumapio La Pnmavera Mumcipio Santa A na DlStUCt Madré de Dios D um a Callena District Colombia • Colombie San Q uin de Gnama Huattuco Department Manu Disma Anaoquia Department Mumapio Huamahes Provtnce Tambopam Province Padre Abad Province Anon Mumapio Villavicenao Mumapio Monzon Disma Inamban District Padre Abad Dism a

Notifications received from 22 to 28 November 1991 Notifications reçues du 22 au 28 novembre 1991 C - cases, D - deaths, . - data not yet received, C - cas, D - décès, .. - données non encore disponibles, i - imported, r - revised, s - suspect i - importé, r - révisé, s - suspect

Choiera • Choléra HI Salvador 17-23.XI Africa • Afrique Guatemala 20.X-9.XI C D ...... 779 8 Ghana 11.X-15.XI Mexico - Mexique 29 X-1.XI ..792 14 ...... 145 2 Niger 9-15.XI Panam a 17-23.XI ....68 18 ...... 163 2 Uganda - Ouganda 9-15X1 Peru - Pérou 30.X-6 XI .5 0 ...... 5254 17 America • Amérique C D Asia «Asie Bolivia - Bolivie 8-19.XI C D ...... 12 1 Ira q -Ira it i-i5 o a Brazil - Brésil 28JX-31JC ...... 9 1 ...... 45 1 0 Colombia - Colombie 2-16.XI 1 Additional cases reported during ihis period - .....444 1 Cas supplémentaires notifies pour cette pénode.

Areas removed from the infected area list Zones supprimées de la liste des zones infectées entre between 22 and 28 November 1991 le 22 et 28 novembre 1991 For criteria used in compiling this list, see No. 16, 1991, pp. 115-116 Les enteres appliqués pour la compilation de cette liste sont publiés dans le Nu 16, 1991, pp 115-116

Choiera • Choléra Europe Remania « Roumanie Break Dismet Constantsa District Tidcea District

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