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Iraq: Iraq: EWARN & Disease Surveillance Bulletin | 2015 Epidemiological Week 33 | Reporting Period: 10 - 16 August, 2015

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Source: Government of Iraq, World Health Organization
Country: Iraq

Highlights

  • Number of reporting sites: Seventy two (72) reporting sites including (47) Internally Displaced People’s (IDP) camps, Eight (8) refugee camps and Seventeen (17) mobile clinics submitted their weekly reports timely and completely.

  • Total number of consultations: 20,735 (male=9,279 and female=11,456) marking a increase of 2,072 (5%) since last week.

  • Leading causes of morbidity in the camps: Acute Respiratory Tract Infections (ARI) (n=6,893), Acute Diarrhea (AD) (n=1,415) and skin diseases (n=1,085) remained the leading causes of morbidity in all camps during this reporting week.

  • Number of alerts: Twenty Four (24) alerts were generated, of which twenty (20) were from IDP camps and four (4) from refugee camps during this reporting week. Nineteen (19) of these alerts were investigated within 24-48 hours of which eight (8) were verified as true for further investigation and appropriate response by the respective Governorates Departments of Health, WHO and the relevant health cluster partners. (Details: Alert and Outbreak Section)


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