I. Key Highlights
The objectives of the response during this phase are to maintain a strong surveillance and case finding system complete vaccination in strategic atrisk districts and continue vector control activities. This strategy will continue until at least one month without cases after the start of rains, expected in September
The Joint Technical Review Mission debriefed with IMS partners and Angola MoH. A final report is expected this week. IMs and partners conducted a meeting to incorporate preliminary recommendations to operational plans
The next vaccination phase targeting 3 million people in 18 districts is expected to start on August 10th.
The Ministry of Health released a circular letter through its National Institute of Public Health reminding of the need to obtain ethical approval for all research activity and data collection, and the interdiction of sharing data relative to the outbreak without previous authorization
MoH general coordination meetings have been suspended and will be held on specific occasions as needed. Technical meetings and sub-committee meetings will continue as usual
II. Epidemiological Situation as of 2016
Week 30 statistics (22 to 28 July):
Of 69 suspected cases reported, 65 samples were laboratory tested. None were positive to yellow fever
5 deaths were reported among the suspected cases
26 districts in 10 provinces reported suspected cases of yellow fever. No district was newly reporting and no districts reported local transmission for its first time this week
Cumulative statistics since 05 December:
A total of 879 laboratory confirmed cases have been reported out of 3,818 suspected cases and 3,294 laboratory tests
Overall, 369(CFR 9.7%) deaths were reported among suspected cases and 119 (CFR 13.5%) among confirmed cases
Laboratory confirmed cases have been reported for 16 out of 18 provinces and for 80 out of 126 reporting districts. Luanda province reported the majority of the confirmed cases 487 (55.5%), followed by Huambo 127 (14.5%) and Benguela 116 (13.2%)
No laboratory confirmed cases of yellow fever have been reported in Luanda or Huambo since May
Local transmission has been documented in 45 districts in 12 provinces
The majority of the confirmed cases are in males 15—19 yrs; 215 (20.8%), followed or 20—24 yrs; 173 (16.7%)