Immunisation and viral disease in Transkei.
An attempt was made in 1982 by the Department of Health, Transkei, to improve the vaccination programme by means of an extended Immunisation programme (EIP). Twelve hospitals were involved in the EIP at the beginning of July 1982, but only Rietvlei Hospital in the Umzimkulu district managed to complete three doses of the diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and poliomyelitis vaccines, and to submit a partial report to the Central Unit. This report covered 11 locations and a total of 1,957 children in the under-5-year age group. The current system of notification for the monitoring of viral disease in Transkei is also commented on. Evaluation of the official notifications from 1971 to 1983 shows that viral disease represented only 2.7% of the diseases with public health impact in Transkei, and that measles and poliomyelitis are prevalent.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*