01602nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001500058653001100073653001200084653002800096653001000124653002100134653001600155653002000171653001100191653001400202653001100216653002000227653001200247653001200259653000900271653002900280653001400309653002600323653001100349653001700360653001200377100001400389245004300403300000900446490000800455520073900463022001401202       1990                            d  c1990 Jan 0110aAdolescent10aAnemia10aAnimals10aCardiovascular Diseases10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aChloroquine10aDrug Resistance10aHumans10aIncidence10aInfant10aInfant, Newborn10aleprosy10aMalaria10aMale10aNational Health Programs10aNeoplasms10aPlasmodium falciparum10aTravel10aTuberculosis10aVanuatu1 aBastien P00aPublic-health epidemiology in Vanuatu.  a13-70 v1523 a<p>Vanuatu, which formerly was known as the New Hebrides, is an archipelago in the southwest Pacific Ocean with a tropical humid climate. The national health system and the state of health of the population generally are satisfactory. The main diseases of public-health importance are malaria and tuberculosis. Their epidemiology and control are discussed. An epidemic of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, which commenced in 1980, is described; this possibly can be explained by an increase in chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum over the same period. Other diseases also are reviewed. Many tropical diseases of great significance elsewhere are not of much significance in Vanuatu. Medical advice for visiting travellers is provided.</p>  a0025-729X