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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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Yaren
1
21 sq km
Nauruan, English
Micronesian
US$4,640
Phosphate mining
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Total population by census (1992)
Population estimated (2000)
Male/Female
Population growth rate
Population density
Life expectancy at birth
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9,919
11,500
105/100
1.8%
545 sq km
57.6
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Mortality: Cardiovascular disease/hypertension, respiratory infection/pneumoniae, malignant neoplasm
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POPULATION
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WEATHER
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History of Filariasis Prevalence
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Bray (1931) conducted a survey of the whole population except infants, numbering 1,151. Elephantiasis cases were found to be rare. Six people had mild affections of legs, six males were found with scrotal involvement and two women with breast lesions. Two years later a survey was conducted by Grant in all the country districts. Twenty-one cases of elephantiasis of the legs or scrotum were found out of a total population of 1,500. No hydrocele cases were found.
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PacELF Activities carried out to date:
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Blood Survey
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| Filaria Type |
Wuchereria bancrofti, Nocturnally periodic |
| Mosquito vectors |
Culex quinquefasiatus |
| Filariasis latest status |
non endemic |
| Operational Staff |
Medical Officer, Public Health nurse |
| Partnership |
JICA (DEC&ICT) |
Results of MDAs carried out under PacELF Programme
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No MDA carried out to date.
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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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Nov-99
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ICT
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Whole area
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Convenience
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388
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1
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0.26
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ICT |
Whole area |
Convenience |
902 |
15 |
1.66 |
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Contact:
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Dr L’Amour Hansell
Medical Practitioner
Department of Health
Republic of Nauru
Tel/ (674) 444 3882
E-mail: faipopo2004@yahoo.com
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