DISEASES EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
DEWS WEEKLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORT
August 13, 2012 WER-32(6th Yr)
SUMMARY:
This report includes surveillance data from 4th July to 10th August 2012.
Out of 312 functional Sentinel sites(SS), all 312 (100%) have sent their reports in Week-32 of 2012;
Out of total 274,261 Consultations recorded in week-32 of 2012, 90,745 (33.1%) consultations were reported due
to DEWS target diseases.
Main causes of consultations this week are Acute Respiratory Infections/ARI (13.6%) and Acute Diarrheal
Diseases/ADD (17.6%) from total clients in a continuing trend from the week before.
52 deaths caused due to Pneumonia, Diarrheal diseases and Meningitis/Severely ill children, so that 19 deaths due
to pneumonia, 20 deaths due to diarrheal diseases and 13 deaths reported due to Meningitis and Severely Ill
Children.
In this reporting week, three Measles outbreaks reported and investigated in Laghman, Zabul and Urozgan
provinces. No other outbreaks have been reported in this reporting week.
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DEWS WEEKLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORT
August 13, 2012 WER-32(6th Yr)
SUMMARY:
This report includes surveillance data from 4th July to 10th August 2012.
Out of 312 functional Sentinel sites(SS), all 312 (100%) have sent their reports in Week-32 of 2012;
Out of total 274,261 Consultations recorded in week-32 of 2012, 90,745 (33.1%) consultations were reported due
to DEWS target diseases.
Main causes of consultations this week are Acute Respiratory Infections/ARI (13.6%) and Acute Diarrheal
Diseases/ADD (17.6%) from total clients in a continuing trend from the week before.
52 deaths caused due to Pneumonia, Diarrheal diseases and Meningitis/Severely ill children, so that 19 deaths due
to pneumonia, 20 deaths due to diarrheal diseases and 13 deaths reported due to Meningitis and Severely Ill
Children.
In this reporting week, three Measles outbreaks reported and investigated in Laghman, Zabul and Urozgan
provinces. No other outbreaks have been reported in this reporting week.
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