Neu: 2002-02-23 Contents of this issue:
1. Preventative Action ======================================================================== February 23rd, 2002 1. Preventative Action: Niue health department officials are launching another mass effort to eradicate filariasis from the island. Niue residents over the age of five will take part in a Pacific World Health Organisation programme aimed to wipe out filariasis or elephantiasis. Its the third time in two years medication will be provided to Niue residents en mass. The disease is caused by a worm like parasite transferred by a number of mosquito species. The worms live in the lymphatic system or the tissues and cause inflammation and swelling. __END__
