Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Disease Early Warning System and Response in Pakistan
Weekly Bulletin Epidemiological Disease early warning system and response in Pakistan Volume 2, Issue 43, Monday 31 October, 2011 Highlights Priority diseases under surveillance Epidemiological week no. 43 (21 to 27 October, 2011) in DEWS • 81 districts and 2 agencies provided surveillance data to the DEWS this week from Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) 2,514 health facilities. Data from mobile teams is reported through sponsoring BHU or Acute Jaundice Syndrome (AJS) RHC. Acute Respiratory Infections (Upper and Lower) (ARI) • A total of 802,810 consultations were reported through DEWS of which 192,059 (24%) were acute respiratory infections (ARI); 69,127 (9%) were Skin disease; 62,127 Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD)/ Suspected Cholera (8%) were acute diarrhoea; and 58,508 (7%) were suspected Malaria. Acute Bloody Diarrhoea (BD) • A total of 140 alerts with 11 outbreaks were reported in week‐43, 2011: Altogether Other Acute Diarrhoeas (AD) 33 alerts were for Dengue Fever, 33 for AWD, 28 for Measles, 17 for Neonatal tetanus Suspected Viral Hemorrhagic and Tetanus, 10 for Leishmaniasis, 6 each for Malaria and Pertussis, 1 Bloody diarrhoea, Fever (VHF) while 6 for other non‐communicable diseases. Suspected Malaria (Mal) • National Polio Eradication Initiative reported 4 new polio cases, 1 each from Sindh Suspected Measles (MS) (Thatta), FATA (Waziristan North), Balochistan (Pishin) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Suspected Meningitis (MG) st (Swabi). As of 31 October, 2011, Pakistan has reported a total of 136 polio cases (134 Others type‐1 and 2 type‐3) from 42 districts/towns/tribal agencies/areas. Please see map on page 6. Figure‐1: Weekly trend of leading priority diseases in Pakistan, 29 July 2010 to 27 October 2011 (Epi week 31, 2010 to week 43, 2011) 35 AD BD ARI S.
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