TABLE III. Cases of specified notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending TABLE III. (Cont'd.) Cases of specified notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending January 16, 1988 and January 17, 1987 (2nd Week) *For measles only, imported cases includes both out-of-state and international importations. N: Not notifiable U: Unavailable *International 'Out-of-state 22.. TABLE III. (Cont'd.) Cases of specified notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending January 16, 1988 and January 17, 1987 (2nd Week) *Mortality data in this table are voluntarily reported from 121 cities in the United states, most of which have populations of 100,000 or more. A death is reported by the place of its occurrence and by the week that the death certificate was filed. Fetal deaths are not included. **Pneumonia and influenza. † Because of changes in reporting methods in these 3 Pennsylvania cities, these numbers are partial counts for the current week. Complete counts will be available in 4 to 6 weeks. ++Total includes unknown ages. Data not available. Figures are estimates based on average of past 4 weeks. It is recommended that all agencies and veterinarians adopt the standard tag system. This practice will aid the administration of local, state, national, and international procedures. Dog license tags should not conflict in shape and color with rabies tags. It is recommended that anodized aluminum rabies tags be no less than 0.064 inches in thickness. 2. Rabies Certificate. All agencies and veterinarians should use the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV) form #50, “Rabies Vaccination Certificate," which can be obtained from vaccine manufacturers. *Refers only to domestic species of this class of animals. *All vaccines must be administered intramuscularly at one site in the thigh unless otherwise specified by the label. 'Three months of age or older and revaccinated 1 year later. (Continued on page 26) |