Pathfinder
Editor, Senior Moderator
WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
Week 18: 24 April – 1 May 2022
Data as reported by: 17:00; 1 May 2022
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All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
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South Sudan Anthrax
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A total of 34 suspected cases have been reported from Kuajok in Warrap state. A rapid response team investigation sampled 18 individuals of which 8 (44%) returned positive for bacillus anthracis bacteria. Cases were reported from 13 March - 11 April 2022 from registered hospital patients where the majority of cases have been female (71%). Twenty-two cases (65%) are children under 10 years old.
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/353957/OEW18-240401052022.pdf
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
Week 18: 24 April – 1 May 2022
Data as reported by: 17:00; 1 May 2022
...
All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
...
South Sudan Anthrax
...
A total of 34 suspected cases have been reported from Kuajok in Warrap state. A rapid response team investigation sampled 18 individuals of which 8 (44%) returned positive for bacillus anthracis bacteria. Cases were reported from 13 March - 11 April 2022 from registered hospital patients where the majority of cases have been female (71%). Twenty-two cases (65%) are children under 10 years old.
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/353957/OEW18-240401052022.pdf
