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General Information
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Capital city
Number of islands
Land area
Language
Ethnicity
GNP per capita
Economy
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Agana
1
541 sq km
Chamorro, English
Chamorro, American, Philipino
American Territory
Tourism, Government of Guam, Federal Government
Business Services, Construction
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Total population by census (1990)
Population estimated (2000)
Male/Female
Population growth rate
Population density
Life expectancy at birth
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133,152
148,200
108/100
1.0%
274 sq km
72.1
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Mortality: Disease of the heart, malignant neoplasms, cerebrovascular diseases.
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POPULATION
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WEATHER
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History of Filariasis Prevalence
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Last known incident/prevalence of filariasis in 1910 of Filarial nocturna detected in stained smears of sedimented blood specimens from 13 out of 224 residents - 5.33%posivity rate; 11 of 13 (84.62%) were living in the village of Inarajan located in the Southern part of the Island; rationally known. There were also reported imported cases in 1991 & 1999 (1 case each); 1999 case was from outer Islands of the Micronesia (Wuchereria bancrofti).
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PacELF Activities carried out to date:
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Blood Survey |
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Serveillance |
| Filaria Type |
Wuchereria bancrofti |
| Mosquito vectors |
Culex quiquefasiatus |
| Filariasis latest status |
Non-Endemic |
| Operational Staff |
Department of Public Health, and Social Services |
| Partnership |
WHO (ICT) |
Results of MDAs carried out under PacELF Programme
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No plan for MDA-non-endemic country
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Results of blood surveys carried out under PacELF Programme
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Date
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Test
Method
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Target
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Sampling Method
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No. of examined
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No. of Positives
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Positive rate(%)
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May-Sept/2001
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ICT
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19 Villages
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convenient sample
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980
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0
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0
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Contact:
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Ms. Lourdes Duguies, Communicable Disease Control,
Coordinator III Supervisor, Department of Public Health & Social Services,
P.O. Box 2816, Agana, Guam 96932.
Tel/ (671) 735 7154 Fax/ (671) 734 1475
E-mail: laduguies@dphss.govguam.net
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