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Filariasis
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General Information
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Capital city
Number of islands
Land area
Language
Ethnicity
GNP per capita
Economy |
Port Moresby
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462,234 sq km
Local languages, Motu, Pidgin, English
Melanesian
US$890
Mining, forest products, agriculture, fishing |
Total population by census (1990)
Population estimated (2000)
Male/Female
Population growth rate
Population density
Life expectancy at birth
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3,607,954
4,790,800
110/100
2.3%
10 sq km
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| Mortality: Pneumoniae, Malaria, heart and pulmonary conditions. |
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POPULATION
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WEATHER
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History of Filariasis Prevalence
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Many surveys have been carried out in this country during the last century showing microfilarial presence to be very high in some areas while absent in others. Cases of elephantiasis of the arms, legs and scrotum were observed in a 1913 survey and further sightings of clinical cases were reported in two different surveys conducted in 1950. Four MDAs have been carried out since 1987 in various parts of the country.
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PacELF Activities carried out to date:
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Blood Survey
MDA
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| Filaria Type |
Wuchereria bancrofti Nocturnally periodic |
| Mosquito vectors |
Anopheles punctulatus, Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles farauti, Anopheles koliensis, Mansonia uniformis, Ochlerotatus kochi |
| Filariasis latest status |
Endemic |
| Operational Staff |
Department of Public Health |
| Partnership |
GSK (Albendazole), James Cook University, (Technical/Financial support), JICA (DEC and ICT) |
Results of MDAs carried out under PacELF Programme
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Target
area
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MDA |
Reported Population |
Registered
Population
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% Registered
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Treated Population
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%Treated/
Reported
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%Treated/
Registered
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2005
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Milne Bay Province |
1st |
233863
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196858 |
84.18 |
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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-July2005
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ICT
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Milne Bay Province
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Convenience
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3505
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1087
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31.01
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Contact:
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Mr Leo Sora Makita
Principal Technical Advisor
Malaria and Vactor Borne Disease
Department of Health
P.O. Box 807, Waiganu, NCD, Papua New Guinea
E-mail: makitals@global.net.pg
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