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LASSA FEVER SURVEILLANCE SURVEILLANCE DE LA FIÈVRE DE LASSA

Mozambique. — A virus closely related immunologically to Mozambique. — Un virus immunologiquement très proche du Lassa virus was recovered from the tissues and organs of wild virus de Lassa a été isolé à partir de tissus et d’organes de rats Mastomys natalensis captured in 1972 at Mopeia Velha, Mozam­ sauvages (Mastomys natalensis) capturés en 1972 à Mopeia Velha, bique, during the course of ecological studies of arboviruses in Mozambique, au cours d’études écologiques sur les arbovirus des mammals. Lyophilized brain material from the fifth mouse passage mammifères. Du matériel cérébral lyophilisé provenant du cin­ produced typical Lassa—like cytopathic effect in Vero cell cultures quième passage sur la souris a produit dans des cultures de cellules and fluorescent staining of infected cells was observed with anti— Vero un effet cytopathologique typique rappelant celui du virus de Lassa but not anti-lymphocytic choriomeningitis serum. Lassa et une fluorescence des cellules infectées a été observée en présence de sérum anti-Lassa mais non en présence de sérum anti- chorioméningite lymphocytaire. This finding more than doubles the potential area of Lassa-like Ces constatations signifient que l’aire potentielle de distribution virus distribution in Africa and underscores the need for great des virus apparentés au virus de Lassa en Afrique est au moins care in working with wild Mastomys rodents for whatever purpose. deux fois plus étendue qu’on ne le pensait jusqu’ici et soulignent la nécessité de prendre les plus grandes précautions dans la manipu­ lation de rats sauvages du genre Mastomys, à quelque fin que ce soit. (Based on/D’après; Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA, bovirus Research Unit, Poliomyelitis Research Foundation, South African Institute for Medical Research an d /et, te Health Department, Pretoria, South Africa.)

VACCINATION CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS CERTIFICATS DE VACCINATION EXIGÉS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL DANS LES VOYAGES INTERNATIONAUX Amendment to 1976 publication Amendement à la publication de 1976 Bulgaria Bulgarie D elete all information and insert; Supprim er toute information et insérer: Smallpox. — Except: European countries, Algeria, Canada, China, Variole. — Excepté: pays d ’Europe, Algérie, Canada, Chine, Etats- Morocco, Mongolia, Turkey, Tunisia, United States of America, Unis d ’Amérique, Maroc, Mongolie, Turquie, Tunisie, Union des Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, provided travellers have been Républiques socialistes soviétiques, à condition que les voyageurs resident in these countries for 14 days immediately before arrival in aient passé dans ces pays les 14 jours précédant leur arrivée en Bul­ Bulgaria. The certificate is however required from arrivals from all garie. Le certificat est toutefois exigé des voyageurs venant de tout countries any parts of which are infected. pays dont une partie est infectée.

DISEASES SUBJECT TO THE REGULATIONS — MALADIES SOUMISES AU RÈGLEMENT Notifications Received from 13 to 19 February 1976 — Notifications reçues du 13 au 19 février 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 Aiiport — Aéroport s Suspected cases — Cas suspects PLAGUE — PESTE Asia — Asie c D Asia — Asie C D COLOMBIA1 — COLOMBIE1 28 J0Q-5.I INDIA — INDE l-7.II Caldas Department C D Victoria Municipio . . 1 1 BURMA — BIRMANIE -7.H 4 0 1 Jungle Yellow Fever/Fièvte jaune de brousse. Mandalay Division 25-31.1 Mandalay District . . 1 0 SMALLPOX — VARIOLE ...... 79 1 Sagaing Division Africa — Afrique Shwebo District . . . 8 1 — INDONÉSIE 18-24.1 C D ETHIOPIA — ÉTHIOPIE 8-14.H Tenasserim Division ...... 248 14 Provinces Thatôn District . . . 9 2 PHILIPPINES 25-31.1 A rusi...... 1 ... B a i e ...... 1 ...... 5 0 CHOLERA - - CHOLÉRA B egem dir...... 14 ... Gojam ...... 2 ... Africa — Afrique H a r a r ...... 14 ... C D YELLOW FEVER — FIÈVRE JAUNE NIGERIA — NIGERIA 28.XH-3.I America — Amérique SOMALIA — SOMALIE 13.11 Alto Giuba (Bakool) Region i 1 C D O d d u r ...... 2/ ... BOLIVIA1 - BOLIVIE1 23.1 SOUTHERN RHODESIA 8-14.H 18.I-4.H RHODÉSIE DU SUD La Paz Department Alto Giuba (Bakool) Region ...... 46 3 Nor Yungas Province. 1 1 W a j i d ...... U U

Areas Removed from the Infected Area List between 13 and 19 February 1976 Zoues supprimées de la liste des zones infectées entre les 13 et 19 février 1976 For criteria used in compiling this list, see No. 38,1975, page 331 — Les critères appliqués pour la compilation de cette liste sont publiés dans le N» 38, 1975, à la page 331.

PLAGUE — PESTE America — Amérique Asia — Asie CHOLERA - CHOLÉRA

Africa — Afrique BURMA — BIRMANIE Africa — Afrique PERU — PÉROU K aya S ta te SOUTHERN RHODESIA Piura Department Loïkaw District RHODÉSIE DU SUD Province Huancabamba Province Mandalay Division Mushanaland S . Pré/. Myingyan District Sondonllo D.: Lanche Bindura District Ambohizahamasina Canton Darwin District FiunararUsoa S. Prëf. Victoria Provbice Alakamîsy Canton Ndanga District W kly Epldem. Bec.: No. 8 • 20 Feb. 1976 - 67 - Relevé épidém. hebd.: N« 8 - 20 fév. 1976

Infected Areas as on 19 February 1976 — Zones infectées au 19 février 1976

Foi criteria used in compiling this list, see No. 38, 1976, page 331 — Les critères appliqués pour la compilation de cette liste sont publiés dans le N° 38, 1975, à la page 331. X Newly reported areas — Nouvelles zones signalées.

PLAGUE — PESTE E iu Municipio MOZAMBIQUE INDIA — INDE Grantto Municipio Ipubi Municipio Niassa District Calcutta (P) (excl. A) Africa — Afrique Cuttack (P) Salgueiro Municipio Vila Cabral Deleg. S. Serrita Municipio Madras (P) (excL A) LESOTHO Trindade Municipio Mohalo's Hock District Piaui State Andhra Pradesh State Fronteiras Municipio NIGERIA — NIGERIA Anantapur District MADAGASCAR Padre Marcos Municipio Chittoor District SimSea Municipio East-Central State Cuddappah Disrtict Fianarantsoa Province East Godavari District Ambalavao S. Prêf. Abakaliki Prov.: Ishiagu Guntur District Canton UNITED STATES OF AMERICA North-Central State Hyderabad District ÉTATS-UNIS D’AMÉRIQUE K hammam District Ambosilra S. Préf. Katsma Province Krishna District Katsina Prov.: Funtua Mahbubnagar District Tsarasaotra Canton New Mexico State Zaria Province Nellore District Fianarantsoa S. Préf. Lincoln County North-Western State Nçtamabad District Srikakulam District Andranovorivato Canton Rio Arriba County Sokoto Prov.: Yelwa Fianarantsoa Ville-Basse Santa Fe County Srikakulam D.: Prakasam Talatan-Ampano Canton Western State Visakhapatnam Distria West Godavari District S. Préf. Asia — Asie Ibadan Province Oyo Prov.: Ikire Soalila Canton Kerala State BURMA - BIRMANIE Mqjunga Province Kozhikode Distria Palghat D. : Malapuram Bealanana S. Préf. Mandalay Division Quilon D istria Rfnianima Canton SOUTHERN RHODESIA Mandalay District Trivandrum D. : Trivandrum RHODÉSIE DU SUD Pegu Division SOUTHERN RHODESIA Mardcaland Madhya Pradesh State RHODÉSIE DU SUD Prome District Buhera District Drug D istria Matabeieiand Sogaing Divsion Cbipinga District Mandsaur District Nkai District Shwebo District Umtali District Raipur Distria Surguja District Victoria Province M idlands Shan S ta te Tannggyi District Bikita District Maharashtra State Gwelo District X Chiredzi District Tertasserim Division Dhulia District ZAÏRE — ZAÏRE xTbatSn District Kolhapur District Satara District K ivu P rovince Beni Territory UPPER VOLTA — HAUTE-VOLTA Orissa State Lubero Territory Ouagadougou Cap. (A) Balasore District CHOLERA — CHOLÉRA Ganjam District America — Amérique Africa — Afrique Rajasthan State BOLIVIA — BOLIVIE Jaipur D istria La Paz Department BENIN — BÉNIN Asia — Asie Larecaja Province Atlantique Département Tamil Nadu State

GHANA BANGLADESH Kanyakumari D istria BRAZIL — BRESIL Madurai Distria North Arcot Distria Bahia State Central Region Chittagong Division Western Region South Arcot District Anguera Municipio Cbittagong District Tiruchirapalli Distria Barra do Mondes Municipio Chittagong Hill Tract District Bintinga Municipio KENYA Commilia (Tippera) District CaldeirSo Grande Municipio N yanza Province Sylhet District Central Municipio INDONESIA - INDONÉSIE Fcira de Santana Municipio Central Nyanza County Dacca Division South Nyanza County Iraquara Municipio Dacca District Jakarta Raya (Jawa) Province Fandpur District Itiuba Municipio Western Province Jussaia Municipio Mymensingh District Jakarta Barat Municipality Palmeiras Municipio Busia County Tangail District Jakarta Fusât (A) Municipality Retirolândia Municipio (cxd. Kcmayoran airport) Santa Birbara Municipio T.TBKBTA — LIBÉRIA Khulna Division Jakarta Selatan Municipality (excL Serrinha Municipio Ralrwganj (Barisal) District Jakarta temporary quarantine station) Scrrolândia Municipio Montserrado County Jessore District Jakarta Timur Municipality (exd. Tcofillndia Municipio Khulna District Halim Perdanakusumah airport) Valentc Municipio MALAWI Kushtia District Jakarta U tara (P) Municipality Palliait hall District Ceari State Central Region Aceh (Sumatera) Province Araripe Municipio Dowa District RalshaU Division . Barbalha Municipio Lilongwe District Acch Barat Regency Guaradaba do Norte Municipio Ncheu District Bogra District Aceh BcsarRegency Ipu Municipio Nkota Kota District Dinajpur District Aceh Selatan Regency Ipueiraa Municipio Pabna District Aceh Tenggara Regency Jardim Municipio Northern Region Rajshahi District Aceh Timur Regency Nova Russas Municipio Karonga District Rangpnr District Aceh Utara (P) Regency Potengi Municipio Nkhata Bay District Banda Aceh Municipality Reriutaba Municipio Pidie Regency Tianguà Municipio Southern Region Sabang (P) Municipality Blantyre District BURMA - BIRMANIE Paralba State Chikwawa District B a ll Province Sol&nca Municipio Chiradzulu District Rangoon (cxd. PA) Mangftffhi District Badung (P) Regency (end. Nugrah Ra Pernambuco State Mwanza District Magwe D ivision airport) Areriptna Municipio Tbyolo District Magwe District Bangli Regency Bodocà Municipio Zomba District Thayctmyo District Buleleug (P) Regency Wkly Epidem. Reç,: No. 8 - 20 Feb. 1976 — 68 - Relevé ipldénL hebtL: N® S - 2ûflU* 19W

YELLOW FEVER — FIÈVRE JAUNE Glanyar Regency Ngawi Regency Sulawesi Tenggara Province Jembrana Regency Pacitan Regency Karangasam Regency Pamekasan Regency Baton Regency Africa — Afrique Klungkung (P) Regency Pasuruan (P) Municipality Kendari (P) Regency Tabanan Regency Pasuruan Regency Kolaka Regency ANGOLA Ponorogo Regency Muna Regency Bengukulu (Simulera) Province Probolinggo (P) Municipality Probolinggo Regent? GHANA Bengkulu Municipality Sampling Regency Sulawesi Utara Province Bengkulu Selatan Regency Sidcarjo (A) Regency Gorontalo (P) Municipabty NIGERIA — NIGÉRIA Rejang Lcbong Regency Situbundo Regency Sumenep Regency Gorontalo Regency Surabaya (P) Municipality Manado (?) Municipality SIERRA LEONE iambi (Sumatera) Province Minahasa (PA) Regency Surabaya Regency Bungo Tebo Regency Trcnggalek Regency Sangibe Talaut Regency Kerinci Regency Tuban Regency SUDAN — SOUDAN Sarolangum Bangko Regency Tulungagung Regency Tanjung Jabung Regency Sumatera Barat Province Territory South of 12° N. Territoire situé au sud du 12° N. Kalimantan Selatan Province Padang (P) Municipality Jawa Baras Province Padang Pandang Municipality Banjar Regency Padang Pariaman Regency ZAÏRE — ZAÏRE Bandung Municipality Banjarmasin (P) Municipality Bandung Regency Pasaman Regent? Barito Kuala Regency Payakumbuh Municipabty Territory North of 10° S. Bekasi Regency Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency Territoire situé au nord du 10° S. Bogor Municipality Pesisir Selatan Regency Hulu Sungai Tengab Regency Bogor Regency Sawahlunto Municipabty Hulu Sungai Utara Regency Ciamia Regency Sawablunto Regency Tanah Laut Regency Solok Municipality Cianjur Regency America — Amérique Cirebon (F) Municipality Solok Regent? Cire bon Regency Kalimantan Tengah Province Tanah Datar Regency Garut Regency BOLIVIA — BOLIVIE Indramayu Regency Kotawaringin Barat Regency Krawang Regency Palangkaraya Municipality Sumatera Selatan Province Chuquisaca Department Knningan Regency Musi Banyuasbt Regency Luis Calvo Province Lcbak Regency Lampung (Sumatera) Province Majalengka Regency Ogan Komering Ibr Regency Palembang (PA) Municipabty Cochabamba Department Fandcglang Regency Lampung Selatan (P) Regency Purwakarta Regency Lampung Tengab Regency Chapare Province Serang Regency Lampung Utara Regent? Sumatera Utara Province Subaag Regency Tanjungkarang/Telukbetung La Paz Department Sukabumi Municipality Municipality Asahan Regency Sukabumi Regency Dam Regent? Franz Tamayo Province Sumedang Regency Larecaja Province Tanggerang Regency M aluku Province Deb Serdang (?) Regency Nor Yungas Province Tasikmalaya Regency Labuhanbatu Regency Maluku Tengab Regency Langkat Regency Sud Yungas Province Java Tengah Province Maluku Tenggara Regency Medan Municipality (excl. Polonia Maluku Utara Regency airport and Medan temporary Santa Cruz Department Banjamegara Regency quarantine station) Cordülera Province Banyumaa Regency Ntmtenggara Barat Province Nias (?) Regency Guticrrcs Province Batang Regency Sibolga (P) Municipab? Blora Regency Bima Regency Simalungun Regency Tari)a Department Boyolali Regency Dompu Regency Tanjung Balai Municipabty Gran Chaco Province Brebes Regency Lombok Barat CP) Regent? Tapanub Selatan Regency Cilaeap (P) Regency Lombok Tengab Regency Tapanub Tengah Regency Demak Regency Lombok Timur Regency Tapanub Utara Regency BRAZIL — BRÉSIL Grobogan Regency Tebing Tjnggi Municipabty Jepara Regency Moto Grosso State Karanganyar Regency Nusatertggara Timur Province Kebumen Regency Yogyakarta (Jawa) Province Ponta Pora Municipio Kendal Regency Belu Regency Bantul (A) Regency Klaten Regency Endeb Regency Para Sta te Kupang (PA) Regency Kulonprogo Regency Kudus Regency Tomé-Açu Municipio Magelang Regency Sleman Regency Yogyakarta Municipabty Pati Regency (Sumatera) Province Pekalongan (F) Municipality COLOMBIA — COLOMBIE Pekalongan Regency (P) Regency Pemalang Regency Indragiri Hibr (P) Regency Antloquia Department Purbolinggo Regency Indragiri Hulu Regency NEPAL — NÉPAL Purworejo Regency Kapulauan Riau (P) Regency San Carlos Municipio Rcmbang Regency (PA) MunldpaUty Salatiga Municipality Bagamati Zone C aidas Department Semarang (P) Municipality Bhaktapur District Victoria Municipio Semarang Regency Sulawesi Selatan Province Katmandu District Sragen Regency Labtpur District Putumayo Comlsaria Sukoharjo Regency Bantaeng Regency Nuwakot District Surakarta Municipality Barru Regency Puerto Asia Municipio Tegal (P) Municipality Bone Regency Tegal Regency Bulukumba Regency Santander Department Temanggung Regency Enrekang Regency Gowa Regency San Vicente de Chucuri Municipio Wonogiri Regency PHILIPPINES Wonosobo Regency Jeneponto Regency Luwu Regency Jawa Tim ur Province Mgjene Regency Manila (P) (excl. A) Mamuju Regency Bangkalan Regency Maros (A) Regency Luzon Group Banyuwangi (P) Regency Pangkajene Regency Blitar Regency Pare Pare Municipality Bulacan Province Bojonegoro Regency Pinrang Regency Cavite Province Bondowoso Regency Polewali Regency Laguna Province Gresik (P) Regency Sclayar Regency Pangasinan Prov.: Dagupan Jember Regency Sidenreng/Rappang Regency Rizal Prov. (excl. Manila airport) Jombang Regency Sinjai Regency SMALLPOX — VARIOLE Kcdiri Municipality Soppcng Regency Kediri Regency Takalar Regency Lamongan Regency Ujung Pandang (P) M unidpali? Africa — Afrique Lumajang Regency Wajo Regency SRI LANKA Madiun Municipal!? ETHIOPIA — ÉTHIOPIE Madtun Regency Sulawesi Tengah Province Colombo C i? Magotan Regency Anuradhapura Health Division Ainsi Province Malang Regency Buol/Tolitob Regency Colombo Health Division xBale Province Mcuokerto Municipality Donggala Palu (P) Regency Galle Health Division Begemdir Province Mojokerto Regency Luwuk Banggai Regency Jaffna Health Division Cojam Province Nganjuk Regency Poso (P) Regency Kalutara Health Division Harar Province