Source: World Health Organization, Government of the Republic of South Sudan
Country: South Sudan
- Completeness for weekly reporting in week 28 of 2015 was 63% compared to 60% in week 27 of 2015 and 76% in week 28 of 2014.
- In week 28 of 2015, malaria was the top cause of morbidity among IDPs and registered a proportionate morbidity of 27.8%, which represents an increase when compared to 22.5% in week 27 of 2015.
- Six new measles cases were reported from Bentiu PoC in week 28 of 2015. A total of 338 measles cases including five deaths (CFR 1.48%) have been registered in Bentiu PoC since the beginning of 2015.
- Cholera cases in have risen to 917 including 34 deaths [CFR 3.4%] in Juba and Bor Counties. The national and state level cholera taskforce committees have been activated to initiate comprehensive preparedness and response activities at all levels.
- A new case of circulating Vaccine Derived Polio virus type 2 (cVDPV2) has been confirmed in Mayom County, Unity state. Outbreak response activities are already underway.
In week 28 of 2015, three new cases of HEV were reported from Bentiu PoC. Hence the cumulative for HEV is 106 cases including one death (CFR 0.94%) in Bentiu and 150 cases including seven deaths (CFR 4.7%) in Mingkaman. - The under-5 and crude mortality rates by IDP site were below the emergency threshold in week 28 of 2015. In Bentiu, the U5MR has been rising but remains below the emergency threshold. Most deaths occurred in Bentiu with the notable causes of death in children under five years in week 28 of 2015 being acute watery diarrhoea (3) and malnutrition (8).