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South Sudan: Early Warning and Disease Surveillance Bulletin (IDP Camps and Communities) Week 51 (15 - 21 December 2014)

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General Overview

  • Completeness for weekly reporting in week 51 of 2014 was 96% compared to 100% for the corresponding week of 2013.

  • Malaria, ARI, AWD, ABD, and suspect measles are the top causes of morbidity among IDPs with children under five years being more affected than persons five years and above.

  • During week 51 of 2014, malaria registered the highest proportionate morbidity of 16.4% and incidence of 44 cases per 10,000 population.

  • During week 51 of 2014, four measles case were reported from Lankien (3 cases), and Renk (1 case). A measles vaccination campaign was conducted in the week in Lankien (Thol and Pulturuk Payams).

  • One new HEV case was reported from Mingkaman in week 51 of 2014. The cumulative for HEV in Mingkaman is 130 cases including four deaths (CFR 3.08%).

  • There are no new cholera cases reported since week 47 of 2014. The cumulative remains at 6,421 cholera cases including 167 deaths (CFR 2.60%) from 16 counties in South Sudan.

  • The under-5 and crude mortality rates by IDP site were below the emergency threshold in week 51 of 2014.