A Report on Kala-Azar in Assam (Concld.)
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From the records of the number of fresh cases of kala-azar in the different districts for the last thirty years (table II and the charts), it will be found that epidemics of kala-azar have occurred in different districts of Assam at intervals of about 7 to 10 years and have lasted for about ten years each time. The charts show two distinct epidemic waves during the last thirty years in Sibsagar, Nowgong, Darrang, Garo Hills and Goalpara districts. Kamrup district had a serious epidemic in the nineteen twenties; since then the incidence of kala-azar has been at a lower level showing slight rises at times. Cachar district shows a fair degree of endemicity without any epidemic outbreaks. It appears that, after an inter-epidemic period of 7 to 10 years, there is a rise in the number of cases and this rapidly goes on to the height of the epidemic within a year or two. After the epidemic has reached the peak there is a slight decrease during the next year and again there is a marked increase in the number of cases. The incidence chart shows two or even three rises in the course of the entire epidemic period. The second and the third rise in the number of cases
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