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version rate that was similar to the conversion rate for all sputum- s’est révélé très voisin de ce qu’il était pour l’ensemble des cas à positive cases reported in 1973. crachats positifs notifiés en 1973. During the four-year period 1970-1973, only 12 patients who Pendant la période de quatre ans considérée (1970-1973), la maladie were considered to have been adequately treated were subsequently n’a repris une forme évolutive que chez 12 malades tenus pour found to be reactive. It is felt that this finding supports current avoir reçu un traitement adéquat. Cette constatation confirme que thinking that patients can be discharged from supervision follow­ l'on a raison de considérer, comme on le fait actuellement, qu*il ing adequate treatment. n'y a pas lieu de surveiller les malades ayant reçu un traitement adéquat. (Based on/D’après: Réactivation o f Tuberculosis in Oklahoma-. 1970-1973, by D. E. Snider, Jr., Chest, July/juillet 1975, pp. 3640.) Editorial No ie : Attention is drawn to the recommendation Note de la Rédaction: Selon la recommandation faite par le of the WHO Expert Committee on Tuberculosis which, during Comité OMS d’experts de la Tuberculose à l’occasion de sa neuvième its ninth meeting in December 1973, considered that much less réunion, en décembre 1973, il n ’est pas nécessaire d’insister autant emphasis is necessary than in the past on the follow-up of patients qu’on le faisant dans le passé pour que soient suivis les malades whose treatment has been successfully completed. This implies chez lesquels le traitement a été mené à bonne fin, c’est-à-dire that an effective regimen has been provided for an adequate period qui ont reçu des médicaments efficaces pendant une période de o f time and that the drugs have been regularly taken by the patient. durée suffisante et qui ont pris ces médicaments de façon régulière. With this proviso, modem chemotherapy should cure almost all Lorsque ces conditions sont remplies, on peut dire que la chimio­ newly diagnosed patients and, as a consequence, relapse should thérapie moderne doit aboutir à la guérison de presque tous les cas be very rare. Patients can be advised to return to the health nouvellement diagnostiqués et que, par conséquent, les rechutes services if the symptoms recur. With few exceptions, it is more doivent être très rares. On peut donner aux intéressés le conseil de rewarding to concentrate on organizing case-finding programmes consulter à nouveau les services de santé en cas de réapparition des and improving the supervision of original chemotherapy than to symptômes. Sauf quelques exceptions, il est plus payant déconcen­ employ unnecessary professional and financial resources for the trer les efforts sur l’organisation de programmes de dépistage et follow-up of cured patients. sur l’amélioration de la surveillance du traitement chimiothéra­ pique initial que de consacrer sans nécessité des ressources en per­ sonnel professionnel et des moyens financiers aux examens néces­ saires pour suivre les sujets chez lesquels on peut considérer la guérison comme acquise.

DISEASES SUBJECT TO THE REGULATIONS - MALADIES SOUMISES AU RÈGLEMENT Notifications Received from 9 to 14 April 1976 — Notifications reçues du 9 au 14 avril 1976 C Cases — Cas ... Figures not yet received — Chiffres non encore disponibles D Deaths — Décès i Imported cases — Cas importés P Port r Revised figures — Chiffres révisés A Airport — Aéroport s Suspected cases — Cas suspects PLAGUE — PESTE C D C Z> Africa — Afrique BURMA (amid) — BIRMANIE (suite) 28.m-3.IV SRI LANKA 27jn-2.IV C D Mandalay Division 20 1 MADAGASCAR 29.m-4.rv Mandalay D.: Mandalay 1 0 20-26JU Fianarantsoa Province 21 0 Fianarantsaa S. Préf. CHOLERA — CHOLÉRA X3-I9.IH Ambondrona Canton 1 0 22 1 Asia — Asie 22-28, III THAILAND — THAÏLANDE 28JH-3JV Fianarantsoa Province C D 2r 0 Ambositra S. Préf, BANGLADESH 7-nm Ivato Canton .... 1 0 16 0 SMALLPOX — VARIOLE BURMA — BIRMANIE 28.IH-3JV Asia — Asie Africa — Afrique 21 2 C D C D BURMA — BIRMANIE 2 8 .m -3 .IV INDU — INDE 21-27,111 ETHIOPIA — ÉTHIOPIE 4-10JV Arakan Division 318 5 Provinces Akyab District. . . . 10 0 B egem dir...... 11 ... Magwe Division PHILIPPINES 21-27m G o ja m ...... 1 ... Magwe District . . . 1 0 3 1 H a i a r ...... 2 ...

Areas Removed from the Infected Area List between 9 and 14 April 1976 Zones supprimées de la liste des zones infectées entre les 9 et 14 avril 1976 For criteria used in compiling this list, see No. 9, page 76 — Les critères appliqués pour la compilation de cette liste sont publiés dans le N* 9, à la page 76.

CHOLERA — CHOLÉRA Banjarmasin (P) Municipality Nusatenggara Timur Province Sum atera B a ra t P rovince Barito Kuala Asia — Asie Bela Regency padang Panamas Regency Hulu Sungat Selatan Regency I N D U - I N D E Rim (Sumatera) Province Solok Regency Hulu Stragai Tcngab Regency Tanab Datar Regency Tamil Nadu State Hulu Sungai Utara Regency Indiagiri Hilir CP) Regency Kanyakamun District Tanab Laut Regency Sulawesi Selntan Province Sumatera Selatan Province Salem District Lampung (Sumatera) Province Barra Regency Ogan Komcring llir Regency — INDONÉSIE Lampuag Selatan (P) Regency Majene Regency Pare Pare Municipality Sumatera Utara Province Aceh (Sumatera) Province Lampung Tengah Regency Tatralar Ttugwiry Aceh Selatan Regency Lampung Utara Regency Deli Serdang (P) Regency Aceb Timur Regency Tanjungkarang/Telukbctung Sulawesi Tenggara Province Nias 0?) Regency Ja n a Tengah Province Municipality Buton Regency Sibolga (P) Municipality Kendan (?) Regency Simalungun Regency M aluku Province Tapanuli Tengah Regency Jam Timur Province Kolaka Regency Maluku Tenggara Regency Muna Regency Regency Maluku Utara Regency (Jawa) Province Regency Sulawesi Utara Province Kulonprogo Regency Kalimantan Selatan Province N usatenggara B a n t Province Minahasa (PA) Regency Sleman Regency Banjar Regency Lombok Tengah Regency Sangiho Taïaut Regency Yogyakarta Municipality WUy Epidm. See.: No. 16-15 April 1976 127 Relevé épidém. hebd.: N‘ 16 -15 avril 1976

Infected Areas as on 14 April 1976 — Zones infectées an 14 avril 1976

For criteria used in compiling this lrst, see No. 9, page 76 — Les critères appliqués pour la compilation de cette lisle som publiés dans le N" 9, à la page 76, X Newly reported areas — Nouvelles zones signalées.

PLAGUE — PESTE N0Va Mnniripin GHANA Dacca Division Potengi Municipio Rcriutaba Munidpio Central Region Dacca District Alliez — Afrique Sâo Beocdito Municipio Western Region Faridpur District Tîanguâ Mymcnsingh District LESOTHO Tangai) District Paralba State KENYA Mohale's Hoclc District Solhnea Munidpio N yanza Province Khulna Division Central Nyanza County Balcerganj (Barisal) District Pernambuco State South Nyanza County MADAGASCAR Jessore District Araripina Municipio Khulna District Western Province Fianarantsoa Prorince Bodoc6 Muoiapio Kusbtia District Exu Municipio Busia County Patuakhali District Ambositra S. Préf Granito Municipio Xlvsto Canton Ipubi Munidpio Sd/shahi Division Salgueiro Munidpio LIBERIA — LIBERIA Fandriana S. Préf. Semta Municipio Bogra District Mahazoarivo Canton Trindade Munidpio Montserrado County Dinajpur District Pabna District Piaui Stale Raishahi District Fianarantsaa S . Préf. Rangpur District Fromeiras Munidpio MALAWI XAmbondrona Canton Padre Marcos Municipio Ankafotra Canton SimBes Municipio Fianarantsoa Canton Dowa District Isorana Canton Lilongwe Distria BURMA — BIRMANIE Talata-Ampano Canton Ncheu Distria Vohitrafcno Canton PERU — PÉROU Nkota Kota District Rangoon (eicl PA) Lambayeque Department M ttiunga P rovince Northern Region Irrawaddy Division Bealanana S. Préf. Ferrehafc Province Karonga Distria Maubin District Beandrarezuta Canton Incahuasi D.: Tarabuye Nkhata Bay Distria Marofamara Canton Southern Region Magwe Division Tananarive Province UNITED STATES ÛP AMERICA Blantyre Distria Magwe District Soavinandriana S. Pref. ÉTATS-UNIS D’AMÉRIQUE Chikwawa Distria Tbayetmyo District Chiradzulu District Ampefy Canton Arizona State Mangochi District Ampitilina Canton Coconino County Mwanza Distria Tenasserim Division Tbyolo Distria Zomba Distria X Moulmein District ZAÏRE — ZAÏRE Asia — Asia

Kivu Province NIGERIA - NIGERIA INDIA — INDE BURMA — BIRMANIE Beni Territory Anabara Slate Calcutta (P) (excl. A) Arakan Division Cuttack (P) XAkyab District Abakaliki Prov.: Ishiagu Madras (P) (exd. A) Magwe Division America — Amérique Kaduna State Magwe District Andhra Pradesh S ta te Minbu District Katsina Province BOLIVIA - BOLIVIE Katsina Prov. : Funtua Anantapur District Mandalay Division Zaria Province Cuddappah District La Paz Department East Godavari District Mandalay District Oyo S ta te Guntur District Larecaja Province Hyderabad District X Mandalay D.: Mandalay Ibadan Province Myingyan District Khammam District Oyo Prov.; Bare Krishna District BRAZIL - BRÉSIL Pegu Division Mabbubnagar District Sokoto State Nellore District Bahia Slate Piome D,: Prome Sokoto Prov.: Ydwa Nizamabad District Anguera Municipio Sagaing Divsion Srikakulam D.; Prakasam Antflnio Cardoso Municipio Visakhapamam District Sagaing District West Godavari District Araci Municipio Shwebo District SOUTHERN RHODESIA Barra do Mendes Municipio RHODÉSIE DU SUD Biriunga Municipio Tenasserim Division Maharashtra State Caldeirio Grande Mnnidpio M anicaland Central Municipio Thatôn District Dhulia District Feira de Santana Municipio Buhera Diatria Kolhapur District Ibipeba Municipio Chipinga District Nandcd District Iraquara Municipio Umtali Distria Satan District Itiuba Munkapio Sholapur District 1 usure Municipio Victoria Province Palmeiras Mnnidpio Bikita District CHOLERA — CHOLÉRA Rajasthan State Santa Bértura Municipio Chircdzi District Serrinha Municipio Jaipur District Serroléndia Municipio Alrica — Afriqaa TeofÜIndia ValeOtO Municipifa Asia — Asia T a m il N adu S ta te BENIN — BENIN Ceeri State Dhannapuri District Atlantique Département BANGLADESH Madurai District Araripe Mnnidpio X Nilgins District Barhalha Munidpio ChUtagong Division North Arcot District Crato Munidpio CAMEROON - CAMEROUN Ramanatbapuram District Gnsraeiaha do Norte Municipio Cameroun Occidental Chittagong Distria South Arcot District Ipu Municipio Chittagong Hill Trad Distria Thanjavur D.: Thanjavur Ipueiras Munidpio Victoria Division Conunilla flippera) Distria TiruchirapaUi District Jardim Myfliciplp Fako Department Sylhet Distria Tirunelveli District Wkly Epidem. R tc.: No. 16 - IS April 1976 - 128 — Releve epidém. hebrL: N“ 16-15 avril 1976

INDONESIA - INDONÉSIE Sulawesi Tengah Province YELLOW FEVER — FIÈVRE JAUNE (P) Municipality Raja (Jam ) Province Buol/Tolitoli Regency Africa — Afrique Donggala (P) Regency Jakarta Barat (West) Municipality XPurbolonggo Regency Foso (P) Regency Jakarta P usât (Central) Municipality XPurworejo Regency ANGOLA (excl. Kemayoran airport) Jakarta Selatan (South) Municipality Sulawesi Utara Province X Municipality GHANA (excl. emergency quarantine station) Scmarang Municipality (excl. X Bitting Municipality (excl Bitung seaport) Jakarta Timur (East) Municipality (excl. seaport) Halim PerHana Kusuma international Scmarang Regency Gorontalo (P) Municipality NIGERIA — NIGÉRIA Gorontalo Regency airport) Sragen Regency Jakarta Utara (North) Municipality Manado Municipality (excL Manado seaport) SIERRA LEONE (excL seaports of Tanjungpriok, Sun- X Municipality dakelapa & Kabbaru) (P) Municipality TegalRegency Sumatera Barat Province SUDAN — SOUDAN XTemanggung Regency Territory South of 12“ N. Aceh (Sommera) Province xWonosobo Regency Padang Municipality (excl. Teluk Bayur Territoire situé au sud du 12° N. Aceh Barat Regency seaport) Aceh Besar Regency Padang Panjang Municipality x Aceh Tcnggsra Regency Jam Timur Province Pasaman Regency ZAIRE-ZAÏRE Aceh Utara (P) Regency Payakumbuh Municipality Banda Aceh Municipality Pesisix Selatan Regency Territory North of 10“ S. xPidie Regency Banyuwangi (P) Regency Sawahlunto Mumcipahty Territoire situé au nord du 10* S. X Regency Sawahlunto Regency Solok Municipality Bali Province xBondowoso Regency America— Amérique xGrcsik Regency Badung Regency (cxcL Bcnoa seaport & Sumatera Selatan Province BOLIVIA — BOLIVIE Ngurah Rai airport) Musi Banyuasin Regency Bangli Regency Kcdiri Municipality Palembang Mumcipahty (excl. Palembang Chuquisaco Department x Buleleng Regency (excl. Buleleng seaport) Kederi Regency Gianyar Regency seaport and Talangbetutu airport) X Jembrana Regency Luis Calvo Province Karangasam Regency Municipality Klungkung (P) Regency Sumatera Utara Province Cochabamba Department Madiun Regency Tabanan Regency Asahan Regency Chapare Province Municipality Darn Regency Jambi (Sumatera) Province I.abuhanbatu Regency La Paz Department Langkat Regency Bungo Tebo Regency Medan Municipality (cxcL Polonia Franz Tamayo Province Kennci Regency X airport) Larecaja Province Tanjung Jabung Regency (P) Municipality Nias (P) Regency Nor Yungas Province Pasuruan (P) Regency Tanjung Balai Municipality Sud Yungas Province Tapanuli Selatan Regency Barat Province (P) Municipality Tapanuh Utara Regency Santa Crut Department Tebing Tinggi Municipality Bandung Municipality Cordillera Province Bandung Regency Guticrres Province (excl Juanda airport) Bekasi Regency Yogyakarta (Jam ) Province Bogor Municipality Tarÿa Department Bogor Regency Ban tul (A) Regency Gran Chaco Province Cianus Regency Surabaya Municipality (excl. Tanjung Cianjur Regency Perak seaport) Circbon Municipality (excl. Cirebon BRAZIL — BRÉSIL seaport) PHILIPPINES Cirebon Regency Amazonas State Garut Regency Cebu (P) Indramayu Regency Manila (P) (cxcL A) Manacapuru Municipio Krawang Regency Maluku Province Knningan Regency COLOMBIA — COLOMBIE Lebak Regency Maluku Tengah Regency Luzon Group Majalenka Regency Halmahera Tengah Regency Antioquia Department Pandeglang Regency Cavite Province xPurwakarta Regency Rizal Prov. (exeL Manila airport) San Carlos Municipio Serang Regency Nusatenggara Barat Province Subang Regency CoIdas Department Visayas Group Sukahnmi Municipality Buna Regency Victoria Municipio Sukabumi Regency Lombok Barat (P) Regency Sumedang Regency Negros Oriental Prov.: Bais Tanggerang Regency Putumayo Comlsaria Tasikmalaya Regency Riau (Sumatera) Province Puerto Asia Municipio Bengkalis Regency (excl. Dumai seaport) SRI LANKA Jam Tengah Province Santander Department Xlndragiri Hulu Regency Colombo City San Virante de Chucuri Municipio Colombo Health Division Galle Health Division BJora Regency Sulawesi Selatan Province Jaffna Health Division Boyolah Regency XKalutara Health Division BrebcsRegency Bane Regency Ma tara Health Division Cdacap (P) Regency Bulukumba Regency xVavuniya Health Division SMALLPOX — VARIOLE Gowa Regency Jcneponto Regency Maros Regency (excl. Hasanudin airport) Africa — Afrique Pokwali Regency THAILAND — THAÏLANDE Regency X Srajai Regency ETHIOPIA — ÉTHIOPIE Soppeng Regency Rayong Province Ujung Pandang (P) Municipality (excl. Begemdir Province Ujung Pandang airport) X Ban Khai District Gojam Provinoe XMagelang Regency Wajo Regency X Rayong District Harar Province

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