Highlights
Number of reporting sites: One hundred and twenty-five (125) reporting sites (96% of the total EWARN re-porting sites in Iraq) including seventy-one(71) in internally displaced peoples’ (IDP) camps, three (3) in refugee camps and fifty-one (51) mobile clinics submitted their weekly reports timely and completely.
Total number of consultations: 40 667 (Male=17 661 and Female=23 006) marking an decrease of 2 358 since last week.
Leading causes of morbidity in the camps: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) (n=13 507), acute diarrhea (AD) (n=2 378) and skin diseases (n=1 754) remain the leading causes of morbidity in all camps and dis-placed population areas served by mobile clinics during this reporting week.
Number of alerts: Two (2) alerts were generated through EWARN, one from IDPs camps and the other reported from refugee camps during this reporting week. The two alerts were investigated within 72 hours, of which one was verified as true and was investigated and responded by the relevant health department. (see Alerts and Outbreaks Section).