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| General Information |
| Capital city |
Saipan |
| Number of islands |
14 |
| Land area |
471 sq km |
| Language |
Chamorro, Carolinian, English |
| Ethnicity |
Chamorro |
| GNP per capita |
* American Territory |
| Economy |
Tourism, Garment Manufacture, Construction |
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| Total population by census (1995) |
58,846 |
| Population estimated (2000) |
76,700 |
| Male/Female |
93/100 |
| Population growth rate |
5.5% |
| Life expectancy at birth |
69.5 |
| Population density |
163/ sq km |
| Mortality: Diseases of the heart, neoplasm, cerebrovascular diseases. |
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POPULATION
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WEATHER
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History of Filariasis Prevalence
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Knott’s survey in 1944 showed only one island, Saipan, to be infected with a microfilaria rate of 13.5%. Only one case of elephantiasis was seen in the whole population of 7,000.
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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 quiquefasiatus |
| Filariasis latest status |
non endemic |
| Operational Staff |
Department of Public Health |
| 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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2001
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ICT
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3 islands
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convenient sample
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1037
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0
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0
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Contact:
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Mr. Edward Diaz, Public Health Epidemiologist,
Department of Public Health, P.O. Box 500409, Saipan, 96950,
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Tel/ (670) 236 8718 Fax/ (670) 236 8700 E-mail: msablan_a@vzpacifica.net
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