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WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
Week 33: 14 - 20 August 2023
Data as reported by: 17:00; 20 August 2023
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All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
Guinea Dengue
Grade Ungraded
Date notified to WCO 15-Aug-23
Start of reporting period 5-Aug-23
End of reporting period 15-Aug-23
Total cases 1
Cases Confirmed 1
Deaths 0
CFR 0.00%
On August 15, 2023, WHO AFRO was informed about a confirmed case of dengue fever in Guinea. It is a 37-year-old physician from Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, who arrived in Conakry, Republic of Guinea, on August 3, 2023. The patient had onset of symptoms on 5 August 2023, including fever, headaches, nasal discharge, and general body weakness. A sample collected on 14 August 2023, confirmed the patient's positive for Dengue
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/372631/OEW33-1420082023.pdf
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
Week 33: 14 - 20 August 2023
Data as reported by: 17:00; 20 August 2023
...
All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
Guinea Dengue
Grade Ungraded
Date notified to WCO 15-Aug-23
Start of reporting period 5-Aug-23
End of reporting period 15-Aug-23
Total cases 1
Cases Confirmed 1
Deaths 0
CFR 0.00%
On August 15, 2023, WHO AFRO was informed about a confirmed case of dengue fever in Guinea. It is a 37-year-old physician from Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, who arrived in Conakry, Republic of Guinea, on August 3, 2023. The patient had onset of symptoms on 5 August 2023, including fever, headaches, nasal discharge, and general body weakness. A sample collected on 14 August 2023, confirmed the patient's positive for Dengue
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/372631/OEW33-1420082023.pdf