Epidemiological Bulletins Dec 25 2011 - date

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Zimbabwe Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin
Number 177 Epidemiological week 33 (week ending 29 August 2012)

Highlights: Week 33: 13-19 August 2012)
 Influenza death in Sanyati
 Anthrax in Mutoko and Buhera
 49 Typhoid cases in Chitungwiza
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A. General Context

Since 10 October 2011, an outbreak of typhoid fever has been reported in Harare City. The disease spread to other provinces.
No reports of cholera, influenza A and measles outbreaks countrywide.

B. Epidemic prone diseases

Typhoid outbreak
Since 10 October 2011, Harare City has been experiencing an outbreak of typhoid fever. The disease also spread to Bulawayo, Chitungwiza City, Mashonaland Central (Bindura district), Mashonaland West (Zvimba and Chegutu districts), Midlands (Chirumanzu district) and Mashonaland East (Marondera) Provinces.
This week 49 cases were reported, all of which were from Chitungwiza.. Five of the cases were laboratory confirmed. As of 19 August 2012, the national cumulative number of cases was 5037 and 3 deaths (CFR= 0.06%). The typhoid fever epidemic curve is shown in Figure 1.
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Anthrax
This week, three anthrax cases were reported from: Buhera (1) and Mutoko (2). Since the beginning of 2012, a total of 29 anthrax human cases have been reported.

Influenza
A total of 9 925 influenza cases and one death were reported this week. The death was reported from Sanyati District in Mashonaland West Province. The cumulative figure for influenza is 216 212 and one death. Surveillance for clinical influenza cases is heightened yearly between May and September. None of the cases are laboratory proven.
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Zimbabwe Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin
Number 182 Epidemiological week
38(week ending 23 September 2012)

Highlights: Week 38: -17-23 September 2012)
? 4 new suspected typhoid cases from Chitungwiza City
? 5 diarrhoea deaths reported
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A. General Context
The typhoid outbreak in Chitungwiza continues since it was first reported on 16 June 2012. Harare still reports some cases from 10 October 2011 when an outbreak of typhoid was initially reported. The disease has also been reported in other provinces.
There were no reports of cholera, influenza A and measles outbreaks countrywide.

B. Epidemic prone diseases
Cholera
No suspected cases of cholera were reported this week. The cumulative figure for cholera, from 2 May to 19 June 2012, is 22 cases (11 confirmed cases, 11 suspected cases) and 1 death. This outbreak was declared over on 20 June 2012.

Typhoid outbreak
Four new suspected typhoid cases were reported in Chitungwiza this week. The cumulative number of cases as of 2 October stands at 367 with one death. Nationally the cumulative figure for typhoid is 4 916 suspected cases, 80 confirmed cases and 2 deaths (CFR 0.04%) since October 2011.

Anthrax
This week, no anthrax cases were reported. Since the beginning of 2012, a total of 36 human human cases have been reported.

Dysentery
Clinical dysentery cases reported this week are 1,067 and no deaths. Of the reported cases 282 (26.4%) were from the under five years of age.
The provinces which reported the highest number of dysentery cases were Manicaland (183) and Mashonaland Central (174). The cumulative figure for dysentery is 28,150 and 19 deaths (CFR 0.07%).

Measles
A total of 4 suspected cases of measles were reported this week through the Weekly Disease Surveillance System. The cumulative figure for suspected measles is 282 and no death.

Malaria
A total of 4 272 malaria cases and 1 death(CFR 0.02%) were reported this week. Of the cases reported 792(18.5%) and no death were from the under five years of age. The death was reported from Sanyati district. The provinces which reported the highest number of malaria cases were Manicaland (1 552) and Mashonaland West (969). The cumulative figure
for malaria is 274 693 and 182 deaths (CFR 0.07%).
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