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Filariasis

General Information
Capital city
Number of islands
Land area
Language
Ethnicity
GNP per capita
Economy 		Adamstown
4
38.5 sq km
English, Pitcairn
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*British territory
Postage stamps, collector coins, carvings and crafts, small scale tourism, dried fruits.
Total population by census (1999)
Population estimated (2000)
Male/Female
Population growth rate
Population density
Life expectancy at birth
 47
47
104/100
0%
1 sq km
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Mortality: Information not available.

POPULATION

WEATHER


History of Filariasis Prevalence

There is no record of microfilarial or clinical cases observed. A survey carried out in 1953, examining 54 people found no microfilaria carriers.

PacELF Activities carried out to date:
• Blood Survey ongoing PACELF Activities in Pitcairn

Filaria Type Wuchereria bancrofti, Diunally sub-periodic
Mosquito vectors Aedes Polynesiensis
Filariasis latest status non endemic
Operational Staff Medical Officer
Partnership WHO (ICT)

Results of MDAs carried out under PacELF Programme

No MDA carried out - non-endemic country.


Results of blood surveys carried out under PacELF Programme

Date

Test
Method

Target

Sampling Method

No. of examined

No. of positives

Positive rate(%)

March-02

ICT

Whole area

All inhabitants

33

0

0.00


Contact:

Mr Leslie Jaques
Commissioner for Pitcairn Islands
c/o The Pitcairn Islands Administration, Level 10, Reserve Bank Building
67 Customs street, Aukland, New Zealand.
Fax/ 64 9 366 0187
E-mail: leslie@pitcairn.gov.pn

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