Cruise ship: diarrheal illness aboard 229, 309; M/S Sun
Viking 309, 324; S/S Emerald Seas 229

Dengue: caused by type 2, 7, 65; hemorrhagic fever 7, 65;
shock syndrome 7; in Puerto Rico 7,65

Diarrheal illness: aboard a cruise ship 229, 309; associated
with Bikecentennial 251, cruise ship water system 229,
309, deficiencies in cruise ship foodhandling practices
229, well water at campgrounds 251; caused by
Clostridium perfringens 198, enterotoxic Escherichia
coli 229, Salmonella senftenberg 229; in bicyclers 251;
in Idaho 251, Montana 251, Wisconsin 198
DEV: See ACIP Recommendations

D&E: See Dilation and evacuation

Dilation and evacuation: and associated risks during
midtrimester abortion 370, 375

Diphtheria: in Canada 355

Dreher Pickle Company: and recall of cherry peppers
associated with botulism 134, 148

Drug Service: See Parasitic Disease Drug Service

Eastern equine encephalitis: in Delaware 116, Florida 116,
Massachusetts 116, Virginia 116, the United States in
1975, 116

Echo 9 infection: in New York 32

Encephalitis: See California encephalitis, Eastern equine
encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, Western equine
encephalitis

Endophthalmitis: associated with implantation of intra-
ocular lens prosthesis 369, 400; caused by Pseudomonas
aeruginosa 369, 400; in California 369, Minnesota 369,
400

Equation: for determining influenza epidemic activity 391
Eyeworm infestation: in a human 367; in California 367
Gastrointestinal illness (agent unspecified): aboard a cruise
ship 309, 324; associated with water 309, 324
Giardiasis: in northern Canada 307

Gonorrhea: CDC recommended treatment for uncompli-
cated 307; penicillinase-producing 261, 307; in Arkansas
307, California 261, 307, Iowa 307, Maryland 261, 307,
New York 307, Rhode Island 307, Virginia 307, the
United States in 3-month period ending September 30,
1975, 91, 12-month period ending June 30, 1976, 429,
England 307

Ground beef: associated with trichinosis 393

Guillain-Barré syndrome: associated with influenza vaccine
401, 416, 430; in the United States 401, 416, 430
Gulf South Research Institute: and leprosy in armadillos 18
Haemophilus influenzae infection: chloramphenicol-

resistant 267, 385; in Connecticut 267, Massachusetts
267, Pennsylvania 285, the United Kingdom in the first
26 weeks of 1975, 174, 252

Helminths: in the United Kingdom 118

Hemorrhagic fever: in Africa 324, 339, 342, 378. See also
Dengue

Hepatitis: nomenclature for 420. See also Listing of
supplements to the MMWR

Hyperpyrexia : in nursing home 276; in Florida 276
Hypertonic saline: and associated risks during midtrimester
abortion 370, 375

Imported infections: in the United Kingdom and Wales in
1975, 118

Immunization: for travelers to earthquake-affected areas in
Italy 142; program for influenza in Wyoming 375. See
also ACIP Recommendations and Influenza immuniza-
tion program

Indo-Chinese refugees: and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
15, tuberculosis 139; health status of 375

Influenza: activity according to CDC telephone survey 55,
63, 73, 78, 92, 99, 108; and swine-like virus 47, 55, 63,
92, 165, 221, 267, 285, 292, 331, 357,376, 392, 394, 401,
402, 406, 430; assessment data 347, 366, 375, 383, 394,
399; mortality due to pneumonia-influenza, charts of
26, 47, 63, 73, 74, 92, 124, 391; surveillance 308, 391;
type A 15, 23, 25, 39, 40, 47, 55, 63, 73, 92, 189, 220,
230, 252, 267, 285, 315, 366, 383, 392, 394, 402, 406;
type B 23, 40, 55, 63, 220, 230, 252, 267, 331, 347,
366, 383, 392, 394, 399, 406; vaccine 165, 221, 285,
331,347, 357, 366, 375, 399, 401; in Alabama 267, Alaska
406, Arizona 23, Arkansas 47, California 15, 366, 394,
399, Colorado 40, 220, Connecticut 25, District of
Columbia 47, 63, 73, 78, 392, Georgia 40, Guam 315,
331, Hawaii 40, Iowa 23, Illinois 25, Massachusetts 23,
25, Michigan 40, 267, 406, Minnesota 15, 23, 47, 55,
Mississippi 47, 55, 63, 220, Missouri 25, 376, 383,
Montana 267, Nebraska 40, New Jersey 23, 47, 48, 55,
63, 92, 220, New York 23, Nevada 40, North Carolina
406, Ohio 267, Oregon 15, 40, 267, Pennsylvania 92,
220, 252, 406, Puerto Rico 63, 73, 78, 92, 99, 108,
South Carolina 252, 347, 406, Tennessee 40, 55, 406,
Texas 40, 99, 100, 399, 406, Utah 267, Virginia 63,
Washington 23, Wisconsin 47, 55, 267, 392, 394, 402,
406, the United States 23, 25, 40, 47, 55, 63, 73, 78,
92, 99, 108, 124, 190, 220, 230, 252, 267, 292, 315,
331, 366, 383, 406, Argentina 230, 252, Australia 230,
252, 267, Austria 230, Belgium 230, Canada 63, 406,
Czechoslovakia 230, Denmark 63, England 366, Finland
39, France 63, 230, French Guiana 63, Germany 230,
Greece 230, Hong Kong 39, 291, Hungary 63, India 230,
Kenya 230, Jamaica 63, 383, Korea 63, Malaysia 267,
Morocco 230, Netherlands 63, 230, 252, New Zealand
230, Poland 230, Portugal 230, Scotland 252, South
Africa 23, 230, Spain 63, 230, Senegal 230, Singapore
230, Sri Lanka 230, Sweden 63, Switzerland 63,
Thailand 252, 394, the United Kingdom 23, 63,
Uruguay 230, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 39,
worldwide 23, 39, 63, 189, 220, 230, 252, 291, 308,
331, 366, 383, 394, 406. See also Influenza immuniza-
tion program

Influenza immunization program: and Guillain-Barré
syndrome 401, 406, 430; in Alaska 399, Minnesota 399,
Missouri 399, North Dakota 399, Puerto Rico 399,
South Dakota 399, Utah 399, Wyoming 375, the United
States 347, 366, 375, 383, 394, 399, 401, Trust Terri-
tory of the Pacific Islands 399

Insecticide: associated with contamination of municipal
water system 117

January 7, 1977

Intraamniotic prostaglandin F2a: and associated risks
during midtrimester abortion 370, 375

Lassa fever: associated with Peace Corps volunteer 64, 66,
83, 91; in District of Columbia 64, 66, 83, 86, Africa 64
Lead poisoning: associated with parents' work clothing 85;
in children living near a lead smelter 1, 85; surveillance
of childhood, 1st quarter FY 1976, 66, 2nd quarter FY
1976, 142, 143, 3rd quarter FY 1976, 195, 4th quarter
FY 1976, 318; in Idaho 1, 66, Tennessee 85, Utah 181
Legionnaire's disease: in Pennsylvania 244, 251, 252, 259,
267, 270, 284, 308

Lenses: associated with endophthalmitis 369

Leprosy: associated with wild-caught armadillos 18; in

Louisiana 18, Puerto Rico 163, United States 163
Leptospirosis: and initial diagnoses of aseptic meningitis 18,
routine screenings of serum specimens for arboviral
serology 18; associated with raccoons 18, swimming in
creek 84; caused by Leptospira canicola 18, L. inter-
rogans, serotype grippotyphosa, first reported outbreak
in the United States 84, L. pomona 18; in Florida 17,
Tennessee 84

Leukemia: acute childhood 77; in Ohio 77

M/S Sun Viking: gastrointestinal illness aboard 309, 324
Malaria: caused by Plasmodium falciparum 125, 140, 325,
P. malariae 125, 325, P. ovale 325, P. vivaz 140, 325;
fatal 125; in Ethiopian immigrant with louse-borne
relapsing fever 206, Hare Krishna pilgrims to India 140;
surveillance summary for 1975, 325; transfusion-induced
125; in Arkansas 125, California 125, 140, Georgia 140,
New York 140, Pennsylvania 140, the United States
325, the United Kingdom in 1975, 118, Wales 118
Marburg-like virus: See African hemorrhagic fever
Measles: ACIP recommendations on use of vaccine 359,
376; atypical 245; reimmunization for 245; in Alaska
277, California 245, Ohio 50, Utah 196, Canada 399
Melioidosis: in Pennsylvania 419

Meningitis: See Meningococcal disease

Meningococcal disease: associated with alcoholics 123, 277,
341; caused by serogroup A 123, 277, 341; reactions to
chemoprophylaxis 31; in Alaska 341, Oregon 123, 277,
341, Washington 123, 277, 341, Canada 123
Mercury exposure: associated with egg consumption 133;
symptoms 133; in Washington 133

Milk shake machine: associated with copper poisoning 42
Minocycline: vestibular reaction to 31

MLNS: See Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
Monkeypox virus infection: in Africa 203

Morbidity statistics corrections: for Pennsylvania 251
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome: in District of
Columbia 157, Tennessee 157, the United States 157
Mycobacterial infection: caused by Mycobacterium
chelonei 238, M. fortuitum 238; wounds 238; in
Colorado 243, North Carolina 238

National Influenza Immunization Program: See Influenza
immunization program

Neisseria gonorrhoeae: penicillinase-producing 261, 307
Nitrite poisoning: associated with monosodium glutamate
277; in California 277

Nosocomial infections: in Colorado 238, Illinois 110, North
Carolina 238, Utah 141. See also Perspectives on the
Control of Viral Hepatitis, Type B in listing of supplements
Orf: See Contagious ecthyma

P&I curve: See Influenza

Paralytic shellfish poisoning: cause of 384; in Alaska 383,
Canada 347, worldwide 348

Parasitic Disease Drug Service: and treatment of
Pneumocystis pneumonia 365

Patricia Murphy's Candlelight Restaurant: associated with
typhoid fever outbreak 10

Penicillinase: produced by Neisseria gonorrhoeae 261, 307
Perspectives on control of viral hepatitis: See listing of
supplements

Pentamidine: as treatment for Pneumocystis pneumonia
365

Pertussis: in Tennessee 149

PGF2a: See Intraamniotic prostaglandin F2a
Plague: associated with pack rat 155, pregnant woman 189,
rabbit 155, squirrels 155, wilderness areas 253; bubonic
155; secondary pneumonic 155, 253; in Arizona 155,
189, 253, California 155, 253, Colorado 189, New
Mexico 155, 189, 253, worldwide 291
Penumocystis carinii pneumonia: in Vietnamese orphans
15; treatment for 366

Pneumonia: and influenza curves 26, 47, 63, 73, 74, 92,
124, 391; explanation of 391, 392; caused by
Pneumocystis carinii 15. See also American Legion
Poliomyelitis: caused by wild-type virus 331; in Germany
331

Potassium chloride: associated with bacteremia 109
Powassan virus: isolated from a patient with encephalitis
48; in New York 48

Psittacosis: associated with turkeys from Texas 301; in
Nebraska 301

PSP: See Paralytic shellfish poisoning
Puerperal fever: See Streptococcal wound infection
Q fever: in Cyprus 131

Quarantine Measures: See Vaccination certificate

requirements and Yellow fever vaccination centers
Rabies: ACIP recommendations for treatment of 403;
associated with treatment failure 235; in animals 126,
317, humans 94, 126, 235, 317; in Maryland 235,
Puerto Rico 94, 317, worldwide 317

Ramada Inn: associated with botulism 134
Recalls: of cheddar cheese 259, Copeland lenses 369,
Dreher's cherry peppers 134, 148, pre-cooked beef roast
34
Relapsing fever: louse-borne 206, tick-borne 197, 292; in
North Carolina 197, 292, Ohio 206

Respiratory disease: associated with American Legion
convention 244, 251, 259, 267, 270, 284, 308

Rh hemolytic disease: in California 340, Connecticut 340,
Illinois 340, Massachusetts 340, the United States in
1974, 339

RIG: See ACIP Recommendations

Rocky Mountain spotted fever: outbreak in household 341;
in Georgia 341

Rubella: associated with Air Force recruits 156; in basic
trainees 214, Japanese tourists 261; in Hawaii 261,

Illinois 156, South Carolina 214, Texas 156, 299, United
States in 1975, 41

St. Louis encephalitis: in Alabama 262, 294, Arizona 294,
Arkansas 294, California 243, 262, 294, Indiana 294,
Illinois 262, 294, Louisiana 262, 294, Maryland 294,
Mississippi 243, 262, 294, Missouri 294, Ohio 262, 294,
South Dakota 294, Tennessee 243, 262, 294, Texas 262,
294, Virginia 294, the United States in 1975, 116, the
United States in 1976, 243, 262

Saline abortion: See Hypertonic saline
Salmonella meningitis: in New York 315

Salmonellosis: associated with aircraft 332, cheddar cheese
259, cooked lobster 229, cruise ship 229, 309, liver paté
229, meningitis in an adult 315, milk 203, nursery 386,
pre-cooked roast beef 34, 333, prime rib of beef or
barbeque ribs 99, Spanish charter flights 64, turtles 332;
caused by Salmonella bovis-morbificans 333, S.
brandenburg 332, S. bredeney 386, S. enteritidis 309,
315, S. heidelberg 259, S. london 283, S. saint-paul 34,
S. senftenberg 229, S. thompson 99, S. typhimurium 64,
187, S. virchow 203, S. Wassenaar 332; in Colorado 259,
Connecticut 333, Delaware 333, Massachusetts 386,
Minnesota 283, Nevada 99, New Jersey 34, 333, Oregon
99, Pennsylvania 333, Washington 99, Canada 332,
Canary Islands 64, Finland 64, Federal Republic of
Germany 64, France 332, United Kingdom in 1975,
123, 187, 203. See also Typhoid fever
Scabies: increased incidence of, in United States 10;
treatment for 15

Schistosomiasis: caused by Schistosoma haematobium 118,
S. mansoni 118; in the United Kingdom 118
Septra: vs pentamidine as treatment for Pneumocystis
pneumonia 365

Shigellosis: associated with home-catered Polynesian luau
302; caused by Shigella flexneri Type 2, 302; in
Washington 302

Smallpox: ACIP recommendation on vaccination of

hospital and health personnel 9; worldwide surveillance
of 9, 91, 254, 324, 355. See also Vaccination
certificate requirements

Smoking: survey 237

Snake bite: fatal 310, 324; in Florida 310, 324
Sporotrichosis: associated with Forestry Commission
workers 227, sphagnum moss 227; in Mississippi 227
S/S Emerald Seas: enterotoxic Escherichi coli aboard 229
Staphylococcal food poisoning: associated with chicken at
a church conference 131, eclairs 317, ham in boxed
lunches 49; caused by Staphylococcus aureus 49, 317; in
Florida 131, New York 317, North Carolina 49, Puerto
Rico 317, South Carolina 49, Tennessee 49
Streptococcal wound infection: associated with anal

carriage 141, hospital outbreak 141, vaginal carriage
141; caused by M-untypable T-28, 141; in Utah 141
Swine flu: summary of vaccine field trials for 357, vaccine
usage 358. See also Influenza

Syphilis: CDC recommended treatment schedules for 1976,
101; in the United States in November 1975, 55;

December 1975, 83; January 1976, 100; February 1976,
132; March 1976, 164; April 1976, 188; May 1976, 235;
June 1976, 260; July 1976, 291; August 1976, 316;
September 1976, 356; October 1976, 415

Tahki Imports, Ltd: associated with contaminated yarn 33
Tapeworm infection: caused by Diphyllobothrium latum
172; in Minnesota 172

Thelaziasis: caused by Thelazia californiensis 367; in
California 367

Trichinosis: associated with bear meat 171, 393, chinese
dumpling 393, ground beef 393, pork sausage 393,
pork-beef sausage 393, venison-pork sausages 109, 393,
walrus meat 393; in Alaska 393, California 171, 393,
Connecticut 393, Illinois 393, lowa 109, 393,
Massachusetts 393, New Jersey 393, New York 393,
Pennsylvania 393, Utah 393, United States in 1975, 393
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: as treatment for

Pneumocystis pneumonia 366

Tuberculosis: associated with foreign-born 139, 180; in
Maryland 93, Virginia 139, United States in 1974-1976,
286, in 1975, 75, 219, Canada in 1975, 180, 212
Turtles: associated with salmonellosis 332
Typhoid fever: associated with grandmother 334, New
York City restaurant 10, 23, high school tour group 10,
23; interstate outbreak of 10, 23; in Arkansas 334,
Connecticut 10, Massachusetts 10, 23, New Hampshire
10, New York 10

Vaccination certificate requirements: changes in cholera
vaccination requirements in Afghanistan 236, Chad 24,
Christmas Island 24, Guinea 48, 236, Guinea-Bissau 48,
236, Iraq 16, Italy 16, Kuwait 16, Macao 16, Mali 16,
Pakistan 236, Papua 48, Qatar 76, Saint Helena 76,
Saudi Arabia 236; changes in smallpox vaccination
requirements in Americas 24, Belgium 24, Bulgaria 156,
Canada 24, Canary Islands 24, Chile 367, Christmas
Island 24, Costa Rica 236, Cuba 32, Finland 76, German
Democratic Republic (East) 32, Israel 236, 284, Italy
16, 76, Jamaica 16, 76, Japan 315, 367, Jordan 16,
Luxembourg 16, Mauritius 16, New Guinea 48, New
Hebrides 236, New Zealand 48, 156, Oceania 24,
Pakistan 48, 236, 284, Papua 48, Pitcairn Island 48,
Saint Helena 76, Spain 76, Spanish Sahara 76, Sweden
76, Tobago 76, Trinidad 76, Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands 48, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
76, Yugoslavia 76; changes in yellow fever vaccination
requirements in American Samoa 76, Cuba 24, Egypt
32, Mozambique 16, Nigeria 48

Vaccines: See ACIP Recommendations, Influenza, Measles,
Smallpox

Vietnamese orphans: and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
15

Western equine encephalitis: in Minnesota 116, North
Dakota 116, the United States in 1975, 116

Yarn: associated with anthrax 33

Yellow fever vaccination centers: changes in Alabama 284,
Alaska 107, California 107, 108, 284, Colorado 284,
Connecticut 108, 284, Delaware 108, 284, District of
Columbia 108, Florida 108, 284, Guam 48, 236, Idaho
108, Indiana 108, lowa 108, Kansas 108, Kentucky 284,
Massachusetts 108, Michigan 108, 284, Minnesota 284,
Montana 108, New York 108, 156, 284, North Carolina
284, Ohio 108, 115, 284, Oklahoma 284, Pennsylvania
284, South Carolina 284, Tennessee 108, 292, Texas
115, 156, 292, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 48,
Vermont 367, Virginia 115, 292, Washington 115,
Wisconsin 292

ZIG: See Zoster immune globulin.

Zoster immune globulin: criteria necessary to release 86;
history of patients treated with 211; shortage of 8, 86,
211