Suspected outbreak of ILI in south Sudan
Weekly Epidemiological Monitor. 2010; 03 (29): 1
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-149871
ABSTRACT
The Ministry of Health in southern Sudan, recently, reported an outbreak of suspected Influenza like Illness [ILI] from Ikotos County of Eastern Equatorial State. A total of 295 cases with no related death were reported between 23 June to 12 July 2010. Fourteen nasopharyngeal swabs have been collected and sent to CDC/KEMRI for laboratory confirmation. Most [almost 92%] of the cases were reported from the Ikotos town and the median age of the cases was 8 years with a range from 0 to 50 years. The MOH with support from WHO office in Juba, south Sudan has deployed additional health workers in the county for case management and to monitor the situation through active surveillance
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pharyngitis
/
Disease Outbreaks
/
Cough
/
Influenza, Human
/
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Wkly. Epidemiol. Monit.
Year:
2010
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