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WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
Week 7: 12- 18 February 2024
Data as reported by: 17:00; 18 February 2024
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All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
New Events
... Uganda
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever
Grade Ungraded
Date notified to WCO 12-Feb-24
Start of reporting period 28-Jan-24
End of reporting period 04-Feb-24
Total cases 13
Cases confirmed 5
Deaths 4
CFR 30.80%
According to the Week 4 epidemiological bulletin from Uganda, there is an ongoing outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Kampala and Lyantonde. The outbreak was identified through routine surveillance of viral hemorrhagic fever. As of 5 February 2024, a total of 13 cases have been reported, including five confirmed cases and four deaths, resulting in a case fatality rate of 30.8%.
Five suspected cases of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever registered in Kasese
The Independent June 6, 2024 Health, NEWS
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese District has registered five suspected cases of the Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).
The suspects have been admitted at Bwera Government General Hospital.
Stephen Bagonza, the acting Kasese District Health Officer-DHO says blood samples have been collected from the suspected cases and taken to the Uganda Virus Research Institute for confirmatory tests...
Uganda: Additional human CCHF case reported in Masodde
Robert Herriman
Jul 21, 2024
The Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported an additional human Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) case from Masodde sub-county, Kyankwanzi district.
This brings the cumulative cases to 11 (7 confirmed, 4 probable) and three deaths from four districts since the beginning of the year- Kasese, Kiruhuru, Kyankwanzi and Lyantonde...
