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Newly Infected Areas As on 9 February 1978 — Zones Nouvellement Infectées Au 9 Février 1978 for Criteria Used in Compiling This List, See No Wkly Epidem. Rec.: No. 6 -1 0 Feb. 1978 44 — Relevé épldém. hebd.. N» fi - 10 ftv. 1978 VACCINATION CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATS DE VACCINATION EXIGÉS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL DANS LES VOYAGES INTERNATIONAUX Amendments to 1978 publication Amendements à la publication de 1978 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Saint-Christophe-et-Nièves et Anguilla D elete all information regarding smallpox and insert: Supprim er tous les renseignements concernant 1a variole et Insérer: Smallpox. — 0 A certificate is required from travellers who, within Variole. — (•) U n certificat est exigé des voyageurs qui, au cours the preceding 14 days, have been in a country any part of which is des 14 jours précédant leur arrivée, ont séjourné dan!t un pays où infected. règne la variole. Singapore Singapour D elete all information regarding smallpox and insert: Supprim er tous les renseignements concernant la variole et insérer: Smallpox. — ® A certificate is required from travellers who, Variole. — <•) Un certificat est exigé des voyageurs qui, dans les within the preceding 14 days, have visited a smallpox-infected country 14 jours précédents, auront séjourné dans UQ pays signalé par le as reflected in the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record. Relevé épidémiologique hebdomadaire de l’OMS comme infecté par la variole. SMALLPOX SURVEILLANCE SURVEILLANCE DE LA VARIOLE Number of smallpox-free weeks worldwide: Nombre de semaines sans cas de variole dans le monde: 15 Last case: Somalia, onset of rash on 26 October 1977. Dernier cas: Somalie, début de l'éruption le 26 octobre 1977. DISEASES SUBJECT TO THE REGULATIONS — MALADIES SOUMISES AU RÈGLEMENT Notifications Received from 3 to 9 February 1978 — Notifications reçues du 3 au 9 février 1978 C Cases — Cas ... Figures not yet received — Chiffres non encore disponibles D Deaths — Décès l Imported cases — Cas importés P Port r Revised figures — Chiffres revis» A Airport — Aéroport s Suspect cases — Cas suspects PLAGUE — PESTE C D 1 The total number of cases and deaths reported for INDONESIA (contd) 22-28.11 each country occurred in infected areas already pub* Asm — Asie listed or in newly infected areas (see below) / Tous INDONÉSIE (sta te) les cas et décès notifiés pour chaque pays se sont produis C D 308 12 dans des zones infectées déjà signalées ou dans des BURMA — BIRMANIE 22-26.1 zones nouvellement infectées (voir ci-dessous). THAILAND — THAÏLANDE 22-28.11 Magwe Division 203 5 Magwe District . 3 0 Tenasserim Division Europe C D Thatôn District . 2 1 YELLOW FEVER — FIÈVRE JAUNE NETHERLANDS — PAYS-BAS 9.H 1/ 0 America — Amérique CHOLERA1 — CHOLÉRA1 Oceania — Océanie C D C D Asia — Asie COLOMBIA — COLOMBIE i-8.vm GILBERT ISLANDS 23- 29,1 C D ÎLES GILBERT Santander Department INDONESIA — INDONÉSIE S-14J 28* 0 San Vicente de Chucuri 369 8 ........................................... 5 0 Municipio .... Newly Infected Areas as on 9 February 1978 — Zones nouvellement infectées au 9 février 1978 For criteria used in compiling this list, see No. SO, 1977, page 402 — Les entèr» appliqués pour la compilation de cette liste sont publiés dans le N° 50, 1977, à la page 402. The complete list of infected areas was last published in WER No. 4, page La liste complète des zones infectées a paru dans le REH N° 4 » page 31. 31. It should be brought up to date by consulting the additional information Pour sa mise à jour, il y a lieu de consulter les Relevés publiés depuis lors où figurent published subsequently in the WER, regarding areas to be added or removed. The les listes de zones à ajouter et à supprimer. La liste complète est généralement complete list is usually published once a month. publiée une fois par mois. PLAGUE — PESTE CHOLERA — CHOLÉRA Khon Kaen Province Ranong P rovince Asia — Asie Bang Phal District Kra B un District THAILAND — THAÏLANDE Khon Kaen District Suphan Buri Province BURMA — BIRMANIE Chaiyaphum Province Nakhon Pathom Province Bang Pla Ma District Magwe Division Bamnet Narong District Nakhon Chaisi District Magwe District Chiang M ai Province Sonthaburi Province Surat Thani P rovince Tenasserim Division Chiang Mai District Bang Kruai District Khiri Ratthomkhom District Thatôn District Chumphon Province Phang Thong Dismet Phra Nakhon S i Ayuthaya Province Thon B uri P rovince Sawi District Tha Rua District Khlong San District Kon Chanaburi Province Phuket Province Ubon Ratchathani Province Bo Phlai District Thalang District Trakon Phutphon District Areas Removed from the Infected Area List between 3 and 9 February 1978 Zones supprimées de la liste des zones infectées entre les 3 et 9 février 1978 For criteria used in compiling this list, see No. 50, 1977, page 402 — Les entires appliqués pour la compilation de cette liste sont publiés dan* le N° 50, 1977, b la page 402. CHOLERA — CHOLËKA Drug District THAILAND — THAÏLANDE P hetchuburi P rovince Asia — Asie Indore District Nakhon Ratchasima Province Phetchabun District INDU — INDE SINGAPORE — SINGAPOUR Nong Sung District Thon B u ri P rovince Madhya Pradesh State Phangnga Province Bangkok Yai District Dhar District Takua Thung District.
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