Highlights

Epidemiological week no. 25 (17 - 23 June 2012)

• Measles: 173 alerts investigated, responding to 27 outbreaks involving 418 measles cases.

• CCHF: In 2012, total of 21 confirmed cases have been reported throughout the country. Most of the cases (12) directly reported from Balochistan, 4 each KPK and Sindh and 1 from Punjab.

• 2 AWD outbreaks identified in 2 districts of Sindh and responded few confirmed cases in localities.

• Acute diarrhoea: Trend of acute diarrhoea is stable in all provinces. Districts in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are investigating alerts for acute watery diarrhoea/suspected cholera.

• No new polio case was reported; As of 25 June 2012, Pakistan has reported a total of 22 polio cases (19 type‐1, 2 type‐3 and 1 mixture type‐1 and 3) from 13 districts/tribal agencies.

• 86 districts have reported in week 25, 2012,
Please see map. 2,260 health facilities have shared weekly data to the Disease Early Warning System (DEWS) in this week

• 812,072 patients’ consultations were reported in week 25 compared to 833,414 consultations reported on week 24, 2012.