World Health Organization : Development of Health Services, Smallpox Eradication, World Health Organization, Smallpox Eradication, No. 78.113: Smallpox Eradication in Thailand Ministry of Public Health Government to Thailand World Health Organization

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Title:	World Health Organization : Development of Health Services, Smallpox Eradication, World Health Organization, Smallpox Eradication, No. 78.113: Smallpox Eradication in Thailand Ministry of Public Health Government to Thailand World Health Organization
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 1.1 Geography The Kingdom of Thailand, formerly Siam, is bordered by Burma and the Andaman Sea to the west, Lao and Democratic Kampuchea to the east , Burma and Lao to the north , and Malaysia and the Gulf of Thailand to the south. Thailand is divided by naturalbarriers in to four geographical regions with distinct economic, social and political characteristics. The four regions are : central ( plain and low land ) , northern ( hilly ) , north-east (plateau) and southern (peninsula). Their population density, economic activity and accessi bility differ significantly.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS 1. Background information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2. Administrative structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 3. History of small pox eradication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 4. Smallpox vaccination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 5. Epidemiologyo fsmallpox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 6. Surveillance of communicable diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 7. Laboratory diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 8. Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 9 . Selected bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 ANNEX 1. Organization of the Ministryof Public Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 ANNEX 2. In cidence of principal disease sundersurveillance from 1975 to 1977 . . . .22 ANNEX 3. Individual morbidity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23