Volume 8 • Issue 4 • April 2014
ISSN 1814 3601
Figure 1. Confirmed measles cases, WHO Western Pacific Region, 1–31 March 2014
1 dot = 1 case
Country Confirmed cases Australia 33 Brunei Darussalam 0 Cambodia 0 China 7675 Hong Kong (China) 6 Macao (China) 0 Japan 61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 Malaysia 6 Mongolia 0 New Zealand 35 Papua New Guinea 147 Philippines 101 Republic of Korea 33 Singapore 12 Viet Nam* 443 Pacific island countries and areas 0 *Includes laboratory confirmed cases only
Legend: No confirmed case With confirmed case No data DISCLAIMER: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. © WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2009. All rights reserved
Figure 2. Measles cases by month of onset, WHO Western Pacific Region, 2008–20141 30 000
25 000
Number of measles cases
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
Source: Measles and rubella monthly country reports to WHO by 20 April 2014 1 Includes laboratory confirmed, epi-linked and clinically confirmed cases for 2008–2012
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
0
China
Japan
Philippines
Viet Nam
Others
Table 1. Measles case classification and incidence by country and area, WHO Western Pacific Region, 2010—2014 1 2010 Measles 2011 Measles 2012 Measles 2013 Measles 2014 1 Confirmed measles cases Annualized Deaths Suspected measles Pending Compatible Discarded due to measles incidence Epi5 cases classification cases Lab Total measles cases per linked 1 million N/A ⁴ 3 160 0 11 0 171 0 29.1 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Rash onset of last confirmed measles case 31-Mar-14 24-Jul-12
Country
Total confirmed 2
incidence incidence incidence incidence Total Population Total Total per per per per 2 2 2 confirmed (in millions) 3 confirmed confirmed 1 million 1 million 1 million 1 million pop. pop. pop. pop. 3.3 0.0 192 4 8.5 9.9 199 1 8.7 2.4 154 0 0 26912 34 3 141 68 174 0 3 7 2440 116 56 802 0 6.6 0.0 0.0 19.8 4.7 5.2 1.1 10.5 5.8 0.0 0.7 1.0 24.9 2.4 10.6 8.8 0.0 16.9 23.50 0.43
Australia Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Hong Kong (China) Macao (China) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Viet Nam Pacific island countries and areas6 Western Pacific Region 1 2 3 4 5 6
70 0
1 156 38 159 11 0 432 153 74 7 48 0 6 388 111 54 1 826 1 48 490
76.8 28.5 1.6 0.0 3.4 23.8 2.7 2.6 11.2 0.0 68.2 2.3 11.2 20.5 0.3 27.0
722 9 943 12 1 411 113 1 603 0 599 0 6 555 43 143 745 2 21 088
50.5 7.4 1.7 1.8 3.2 18.0 54.4 0.0 135.7 0.0 69.1 0.9 27.6 8.4 1.0 11.7
0 6 183 8 1 228 36 1 868 0 55 0 1 536 2 40 637 0 10 794
0.0 4.6 1.1 1.8 1.8 5.6 63.7 0.0 12.3 0.0 15.9 0.0 7.6 5.9 0.0 5.9
14.84 1 364.77 7.35 0.59 126.23 6.54 30.25 2.93 4.55 7.49 99.77 48.95 5.34 91.56 3.27 1 838.36
79
0
0 85 0 0 10 0 0 0 24 2 3 785 1 0 249 0
0 13 779 19 0 208 1 14 0 96 166 6 016 64 71 936 1
0.0 40.4 10.3 0.0 6.6 0.6 1.9 0.0 84.3 88.7 241.2 5.2 53.2 40.9 1.2 46.9 Green Yellow Red
0 1 265 0 0 17 0 1 0 7 0 5 574 0 8 4 0 6 876
79 13 427 36 3 104 71 1 055 32 0 156 819 77 25 278 40 16 205
0 2 307 0 0 0 0 413 0 0 34 13 605 17 0 268 0 16 644
0 15-Nov-11 4 31-Mar-14 0 27-Mar-14 0 4-Aug-13
30 778 13 694 56 3 329 72 1 490 32 103 356 26 014 164 104 1 486 41 19 0 198 1 14 0 72 164 2 231 63 71 687 1
0 23-Mar-14 0 22-Feb-14 0 25-Mar-14 0 19-Jun-10 0 27-Mar-14 0 2-Mar-14
41 12-Mar-14 0 28-Mar-14 0 27-Mar-14 0 28-Feb-14 0 45 4-Jan-14
30 910
61 110 17 375
4 167 21 542
Includes all cases reported to the Western Pacific Regional Office by 20 April 2014. Includes laboratory confirmed, epi-linked and clinically confirmed cases for 2009 to 2012. United Nations, Department of Econimic and Social Affairs, Population Division World Population Prospects. Australia reports confirmed cases only. Excludes vaccine-associated c ases Classification is provisional based on laboratory data only.
<1 confirmed measles case / 1 000 000 population 1–9.9 confirmed measles case / 1 000 000 population >= 10 confirmed cases / 1 000 000 population
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Table 2. Measles surveillance performance indicators by country and area, WHO Western Pacific Region, 2013—2014 1
2013 Discarded non-
2014
1
Country
measles rate per 100 000 pop
≥ 2 discarded cases per
Second level units with Suspected cases with Suspected cases with Annualized discarded Second level units with Suspected cases with Suspected cases with adequate blood adequate blood adequate adequate non-measles rate per ≥ 2 discarded cases per 2 2 100 000 pop 100 000 pop (annualized) investigation investigation 100 000 pop specimens specimens
≥2
≥ 80% Insufficient data
≥ 80% Insufficient data
≥ 80% Insufficient data
≥2 Insufficient data
≥ 80% Insufficient data
≥ 80% Insufficient data
≥ 80% Insufficient data
Australia
3
Insufficient data
Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Hong Kong (China) Macao (China) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Viet Nam Pacific island countries and areas Western Pacific Region 1 2 3
3.8 3.7 3.7 2.5 2.9 0.7 7.5 21.0 7.4 Insufficient data
100.0% 45.8% 64.5% 100.0% 100.0% 4.3% 58.8% 100.0% 36.4% Insufficient data
87.5% 68.5% 99.4% 94.2% 95.0% Insufficient data
100.0% 98.0% 94.6% 91.1% 100.0% Insufficient data
2.8 2.1 3.9 2.0 2.0 0.3 4.3 13.9 4.4 Insufficient data
100.0% 16.7% 51.6% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 23.5% 93.8% 9.1% Insufficient data
100.0% 59.5% 98.8% 100.0% 100.0% Insufficient data
100.0% 75.9% 88.1% 100.0% 100.0% Insufficient data
36.1% 82.3% 100.0% Insufficient data
66.5% 81.0% 100.0% Insufficient data
88.9% 77.5% 100.0% Insufficient data
93.1% 91.1% 100.0% Insufficient data
1.4 3.1 0.8 1.3 1.0 2.0 3.5
25.0% 64.7% 6.3% 0.0% 21.9% Insufficient data
0.0% 61.7% 63.7% 75.4% 57.5% 0.0% 94.0% Green Yellow Red
76.3% 84.5% 72.9% 18.1% 74.8% Insufficient data
8.3 3.3 0.6 1.9 1.2 4.9 3.5
30.0% 17.6% 12.5% 0.0% 9.4% Insufficient data
0.0% 45.2% 85.9% 88.5% 74.7% 0.0% 75.8%
82.5% 80.8% 66.3% 25.0% 92.1% Insufficient data
38.0%
92.2% Reached or surpassed target
23.0%
85.2%
Includes all cases reported to the Western Pacific Regional Office by 20 April 2014. Excludes epidemiologically-linked cases. Reports only confirmed cases.
Nearly reached target: 1.00–1.99 for non-measles suspected case rate; 10.1–25% for percent clinically confirmed cases; 60–79% for other indicators Substantially below target
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Table 3. Rubella case classification and incidence by country and area, WHO Western Pacific Region, 2014 1
2014 1 Confirmed rubella cases
Country
Population (in millions) 2
Investigated rubella cases No data 3 79 3 356 56 3 No data 72 1 481 32 No data No data 26 053 164 3 1 071 41 32 414
Lab 0 15 0 0 2 61 0 36 0 0 3 3 120
Epi-linked 0 0 0 0 5 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
Total 0 15 3 356 0 0 7 93 0 36 0 0 3 3 3 513
Annualized rubella incidence per 1 million pop. No data
Compatible cases 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Discarded cases 3
Pending classification 0 0 0 0 1 414 0 13 606 0 0 311 0 14 332
Congenital rubella syndrome 0
Australia Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Hong Kong (China) Macao (China) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Viet Nam Pacific island countries and areas Western Pacific Region 1 2 3 4
23.50 0.43 14.84 1 364.77 7.35 0.59 126.23 6.54 30.25 2.93 4.55 7.49 99.77 48.95 5.34 91.56 4
3 63 56 3 64 974 32 12 411 164 3 756 38 14 567
0.0 4.0 9.8 0.0 0.0 No data
4.3 12.3 0.0 No data No data
1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.7 7.6 Green Yellow Red Gray
3.27 1 838.36
Includes all cases reported to the Western Pacific Regional Office by 20 April 2014. United Nations, Department of Econimic and Social Affairs, Population Division World Population Prospects. Excludes vaccine-associated cases Classification is provisional based on laboratory data only.
<1 confirmed measles case / 1 000 000 population 1–9.9 confirmed measles case / 1 000 000 population >= 10 confirmed cases / 1 000 000 population No data
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Table 4A. Measles and rubella laboratory performance, WHO Western Pacific Region, 20131 Measles Measles and rubella Serum Samples tested for measles IgM No. No. Measles IgM (+) % Serology Blood Measles IgM equiv No. DBS samples Timeliness of reults <4 days2 <7 days Virus detection
Rubella Serum and blood (includes DBS) Rubella IgM (+) No. %
Country
Laboratory
Total number of cases tested
Total number of samples received
Measles Measles Samples Virus isolation/detection Reverse Transcriptiontested for (swab, urine and Polymerase Chain rubella IgM others) Reaction No. of samples tested No. of isolates No. of samples tested No. (+) No.
Rubella IgM equiv
No. received
No. (+)
%
%
No.
Australia Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Hong Kong (China) Macao (China) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Viet Nam (central) Viet Nam (northern) Viet Nam (southern) Fiji Samoa Solomon Islands Total 1 2
VIDRL DLS NPHL CCDC PHLC PHLC NIID NCLE NPHL NCCD CHL CPHL RITM KCDC SGH Nha Trang NIHE PI Mataika House VIDRL VIDRL
94 42 537
127 42 537
34 38 478
23 0 0
67.6 0.0 0.0
0 2 0
0 0 59
0
100.0 69.0 76.0
100.0 88.1 81.9
0 0 0
0 0 0
96 0 0
79 0 0
13 40 537
2 3 105
15.4 7.5 19.6
0 0 0
622 43 1 136 366 7 586 213 159 85 6 057 635 434 167 979 386 60 3 4 19 608
726 43 1 136 366 8 645 213 176 85 6 069 825 691 167 987 458 61 3 4 21 361
669 43 393 366 6 863 213 107 80 5 807 487 199 167 944 368 59 3 0 17 318
25 4 195 29 241 0 5 10 2 416 108 16 0 303 81 0 0 3 456
3.7 9.3 49.6 7.9 3.5 0.0 4.7 12.5 41.6 22.2 8.0 0.0 32.1 22.0 0.0 0.0 20.0
12 1 0 21 73 0 3 0 277 6 7 5 36 7 0 0 450
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 120 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 183
0 23 0 23
91.5 97.7
98.4 100.0
24 0 52 0 1 615 0 1 0 304 65 186 0 41 90 0 0 0 2 378
13 0 52 0 14 0 0 0 90 65 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 242
63 0 717 0 0 0 49 12 32 379 0 0 71 90 0 0 0 1 509
40 0 106 0 0 0 3 2 6 96 0 0 45 3 0 0 0 380
615 43 37 366 6 783 213 93 83 3 241 430 291 167 821 368 50 1 4 14 196
9 0 16 19 807 8 4 4 106 28 16 3 19 5 4 0 1 1 159
1.5 0.0 43.2 5.2 11.9 3.8 4.3 4.8 3.3 6.5 5.5 1.8 2.3 1.4 8.0 0.0 25.0 8.2
14 0 1 48 227 7 1 2 165 22 10 7 17 9 0 0 0 530
No data No data 83.9 53.5 99.5 95.1 76.3 68.2 66.4 85.2 77.8 92.1 89.1 89.7 0.0 0.0 66.3
97.0 81.0 99.5 97.1 95.0 80.2 92.5 98.7 92.8 97.0 98.9 94.8 100.0 100.0 84.2
National measles laboratory monthly reports received in the Western Pacific Regional Office by 20th of February 2014 Recommendation from the Fourth Meeting on Vaccine Preventable Diseases Laboratory Networks in the Western Pacific Region
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Table 4B. Measles and rubella laboratory performance, WHO Western Pacific Region, 20141 Measles Measles and rubella Serum Samples tested for measles IgM No. Measles IgM (+) No. % Serology Blood Measles IgM equiv DBS samples Timeliness of reults <4 days2 <7 days Virus detection Measles Measles Total number Virus isolation/detection Reverse Transcriptionof lab Polymerase Chain (swab, urine and confirmed Reaction others) cases No. of No. of No. of samples samples No. (+) isolates tested tested
Rubella Serum and blood (includes DBS) Samples tested for rubella IgM No. No. Rubella IgM (+) %
Country
Laboratory
Total number of cases tested
Total number of samples received
Rubella IgM equiv
No.
No. received
No. (+)
%
%
No.
Australia Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Hong Kong (China) Macao (China) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Viet Nam (central) Viet Nam (highland) Viet Nam (northern) Viet Nam (southern) Fiji Total 1 2
VIDRL DLS NPHL CCDC PHLC PHLC NIID NCLE NPHL NCCD CHL CPHL RITM KCDC SGH Nha Trang IHE NIHE PI Mataika House
128 11 78
187 11 78
45 10 75
29 0 0
64.4 0.0 0.0
0 0 0
0 0 3
0
100.0 90.9 100.0
100.0 100.0 100.0
0 0 0
0 0 0
146 0 0
134 0 0
112 0 0
20 11 78
0 1 15
0.0 9.1 19.2
0 0 0
158 16 183 67 995 32 192 368 17 423 210 160 203 125 1 292 1 699 48 23 388
191 16 No data
161 16 115 67 946 32 85 368 7 196 165 59 198 124 1 273 1 699 31 12 665
10 0 73 1 16 0 24 143 4 768 67 21 106 73 706 804 0 6 841
6.2 0.0 63.5 1.5 1.7 0.0 28.2 38.9 66.3 40.6 35.6 53.5 58.9 55.5 47.3 0.0 54.
7 0 0 1 8 0 3 27 295 18 4 4 0 80 11 0 458
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 150
77 1 78
94.6 100.0 No data
99.3 100.0 No data
14 0 71 0 154 0 0 0 62 22 56 0 0 19 570 0 968
7 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 16 22 5 0 0 1 0 0 122
35 0 236 0 0 0 135 2 0 142 0 24 0 19 570 0 1 309
23 0 172 0 0 0 75 2 0 38 0 13 0 0 0 0 457
20 0 115 1 16 0 85 4 4 852 80 26 109 73 707 804 1 7 005
137 16 No data
2 0 No data
1.5 0.0 No data
1 0 No data
67 1 107 32 227 372 17 517 262 187 203 125 1 292 2 269 48 24 191
100.0 43.9 100.0 98.1 97.8 1.4 79.0 71.8 96.4 39.0 95.8 60.5 89.4 29.9
100.0 92.1 100.0 98.1 100.0 1.5 100.0 74.2 99.0 67.5 96.5 80.7 97.9 36.2
66 410 32 46 371 1 674 105 56 27 124 744 1 101 48 5 066
2 9 0 1 12 49 7 1 0 0 11 3 3 116
3.0 2.2 0.0 2.2 3.2 2.9 6.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.3 6.3 2.3
4 5 1 0 22 5 6 0 5 0 14 5 0 68
National measles laboratory monthly reports received in the Western Pacific Regional Office by 20th of April 2014 Recommendation from the Fourth Meeting on Vaccine Preventable Diseases Laboratory Networks in the Western Pacific Region
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Figure 3. Measles genotype distribution of cases with onset in 2013 and 2014, WHO Western Pacific Region 2014 2013
* Size of the pie chart is proportional to the number of genotypes reported by the country
B3
D4
D8
D9
D11
G3
H1
Table 5. Measles genotype distribution of cases with onset in 2013 and 2014, WHO Western Pacific Region Country Australia Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Hong Kong (China) Macao (China) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Viet Nam Pacific island countries and areas B3(3) D8(1) B3(13) B3(41) B3(3), H1(3) H1(7) B3(17) B3(17) D9(7) H1(4) B3(10), D9 (2) B3(3), D8(2), D9(2), G3(10) H1(3), D8(1) D8(1) B3(1) D9(1) B3(21), D8(2), D9(2), H1(1) B3(11), D9(2) B3(12) B3(20) B3(26), D8(3), D9(13), G3(2) B3(4), D8(6), H1(1) B3(2), D8(6), D9(2), H1(3) H1(10 D8(1), D9(5) D8(2) D8(4) H1 (112) H1(4) D8(28), D9(10), H1(1253) D9(1), H1(5) H1(1) B3(1), D8(3), D9(1), H1(2) D8(15), D9(9), H1(585) B3(2), D9(1), H1(4) H1(2) B3(11), D8(5), D9(1) B3(8), D9(1) B3(106), D8(11), D9(5), H1(2) B3(3), D8(8), H1(514), D9(2), D9(22), H1(235) G3(1) B3(7), D9(2), H1(3) B3(7), D8(1), D9(1), H1(8) 2013 1st Quarter B3(1), D9(3), H1(1) 2nd Quarter B3(3), D9(2) 3rd Quarter B3(5), D9(10), H1(2), G3(5) 4th Quarter B3(5), D9(6), H1(3), G3(18) 1st Quarter B3 (82), D8(7), D9(6) 2014 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Sources: National and regional measles reference laboratory monthly reports from March 2014 and the Measles Nucleotide Sequence online database (MeaNS). The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on the maps do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. © WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2009. All rights reserved.
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Figure 4. Rubella genotype distribution of cases with onset in 2013 and 2014, WHO Western Pacific Region 2014 2013
* Size of the pie chart is proportional to the number of genotypes reported by the country
2B
1E
1j
Table 6. Rubella genotype distribution of cases with onset in 2013 and 2014, WHO Western Pacific Region Country 1st Quarter Australia Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Hong Kong (China) Macao (China) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Viet Nam Pacific island countries and areas 2B(1) 1j(2) 2B(1) 1E(3),2B(25) 2B(15) 1E(2) 2B(1) 2B(6) 2B(1) 2B(5) 1E(21), 2B(7) 1E(1), 2B(2) 1E(62), 2B(22) 1E(2), 2B(2) 1E(3) 1E(4), 2B(1) 2nd Quarter 2013 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 2014 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Sources: National and regional measles reference laboratory monthly reports from March 2014 and the Measles Nucleotide Sequence online database (MeaNS). The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on the maps do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. © WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2009. All rights reserved.
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Table 7A. Completeness and timeliness of epidemiologic reporting, WHO Western Pacific Region, 2012—2014 2012 Country 2013 Jan 10 Feb 11 Feb 06 Feb 10 Feb 14 Feb 10 Feb 06 Feb 11 Feb 10 Feb 04 Feb 10 Feb 04 Feb 10 Feb 09 Feb 06 Feb 10 Feb 10 Feb 03 Feb 100% 97% 88% Feb 10 Mar 07 Mar 08 Mar 10 Mar 19 Mar 07 Mar 05 Mar 12 Mar 10 Mar 03 Mar 07 Mar 06 Mar 10 Mar 08 Mar 10 Mar 10 Mar 10 Mar 04 Mar 100% 88% 2014 Mar 10 Apr 09 Apr 08 Apr 10 Apr 11 Apr 08 Apr 04 Apr 13 Apr 10 Apr 03 Apr 07 Apr 09 Apr 09 Apr 04 Apr 09 Apr 07 Apr 10 Apr 09 Apr 100% 94% 1
Completeness Timeliness Completeness Timeliness 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 83% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 92% 100% 100% 92% 83% 100% 100% 100% 75% 92% 100% 83% 33% 100% 100% 100% 92% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 83% 100% 100% 83% 100% 100% 100% 92% 92% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Completeness
2
Timeliness
3
Australia Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Hong Kong (China) Macao (China) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Viet Nam Pacific island countries and areas Completeness Timeliness 1 2 3
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% 67% 100% 100% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
90%
National measles surveillance monthly reports from March 2014.
Legend: black = timely report; red = untimely report
Completeness is defined as the number of reports received by the end of the reporting month divided by the number of expected reports for the year.
Countries and areas should submit reports by the 10th (or the next working day) of the following month; Pacific island countries and areas and China may report to the Regional Office by the 15th (or the next working day) of the following month.
Table 7B. Completeness and timeliness of laboratory reporting, WHO Western Pacific Region, 2012—2014 2012 Country Australia Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Hong Kong (China) Macao (China) Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Viet Nam (central) Viet Nam (highlands) Viet Nam (northern) Viet Nam (southern) Fiji Completeness Timeliness 1 2 3
2013 Jan 10 Feb 04 Feb 04 Feb 10 Feb 07 Feb 07 Feb 09 Feb 12 Feb 08 Feb 10 Feb 05 Feb 04 Feb 17 Feb 07 Feb 07 Feb 10 Feb Feb 10 Mar 05 Mar 04 Mar 10 Mar 07 Mar 08 Mar 05 Mar 12 Mar 10 Mar 10 Mar 05 Mar 06 Mar 05 Mar 11 Mar 10 Mar 10 Mar 10 Mar 10 Mar
2014
1 3 4
Completeness Timeliness Completeness Timeliness 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 17% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 92% 100% 100% 100% 100% 17% 100% 100% 100% 92% 58% 100% 100% 50% 92% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 92% 100% 100% 100% 83% 100% 100% 100% 100% 78% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 92% 100% 100% 100% 83% 100% 100% 100%
Mar 10 Apr 01 Apr 02 Apr 10 Apr 09 Apr 08 Apr 05 Apr 13 Apr 10 Apr
Completeness
Timeliness
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% 67% 100% 100% 67% 67% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 100% 100%
03 Apr 09 Apr 08 Apr 10 Apr 10 Apr 07 Apr 10 Apr 10 Apr 10 Apr 10 Apr 09 Apr 95% 95%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 98%
92% 83% 100% 93%
83% 83% 100%
100% 100% 100% 99%
50% 67% 100%
11 Feb 10 Feb 03 Feb 100%
10 Mar 10 Mar 04 Mar 100% 90%
87%
92%
83%
90%
National measles laboratory monthly reports from March 2014. Completeness is defined as the number of reports received by the end of the reporting month divided by the number of expected reports for the year. National measles and rubella laboratories should submit monthly reports by the 10th (or the next working day) of the following month.
Expanded Programme on Immunization Regional Office for the Western Pacific World Health Organization P.O. Box 2932, 1000 Manila, Philippines Tel. No. (63 2) 5288001 Fax No. (63 2) 5211036, 5260279 Please send your comments and monthly data before the 10th of the month to: WPR_EPIdata@wpro.who.int
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