WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
Week 16: 11 – 17 April 2022
Data as reported by: 17:00; 17 April 2022
...
All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
...
Democratic Republic of the Congo Plague
...
Date notified to WCO
12-Mar-19
Start of reporting period
1-Jan-20
End of reporting period
17-Apr-2022
Total cases 655
Deaths 47
CFR 7.2%
Between epidemiological weeks 1-15 of 2022, 56 case of plague have been reported with 2 deaths (3.6% CFR). The outbreak is currently focused in two sanitation areas Rassia and Lokpa where the latter makes up 95% of cases reported this year. During 2021, a total of 138 suspected cases including 14 deaths (CFR 10.1%) were reported. During 2020, a total of 461 suspected cases including 31 deaths (CFR 6.7%) were reported.
View/Open
OEW16-1111720422022.pdf (2.407Mb)
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
Week 16: 11 – 17 April 2022
Data as reported by: 17:00; 17 April 2022
...
All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
...
Democratic Republic of the Congo Plague
...
Date notified to WCO
12-Mar-19
Start of reporting period
1-Jan-20
End of reporting period
17-Apr-2022
Total cases 655
Deaths 47
CFR 7.2%
Between epidemiological weeks 1-15 of 2022, 56 case of plague have been reported with 2 deaths (3.6% CFR). The outbreak is currently focused in two sanitation areas Rassia and Lokpa where the latter makes up 95% of cases reported this year. During 2021, a total of 138 suspected cases including 14 deaths (CFR 10.1%) were reported. During 2020, a total of 461 suspected cases including 31 deaths (CFR 6.7%) were reported.
View/Open
OEW16-1111720422022.pdf (2.407Mb)
Comment