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Somalia CSR/EWARN Epidemiological Bulletin: Volume 1, Issue 46 (14-20 November 2016)

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Highlights

  • A total of 84 cases of AWD/Cholera and zero death were reported

  • A total of 60 cases of bloody diarrhoea were reported in different areas

  • A state of emergency has been announced in Puntland following severe drought in the region

  • A mission to access the emergency response and surveillance activities was launched in Somalia and will be conducted in all regions

  • CSR officers have been trained in laboratory sample collection, packaging and shipment

Timelines of reporting

All zones submitted reports late to regional offices due to poor network and insecurity is some of the areas.

Completeness of reporting

Reports were received from 251 health facilities. The completeness rate decreased from 71% (260) in week 45 to 68.7% (251) in week 46 as shown in figure 1. Of the 251 reports received, 31 were received from South, 73 from Somali land 54 from Puntland while 93 from the central.

Acute Watery Diarrhoea/Cholera (week 46)

A total of 194 AWD cases and 0 death were reported in Banadir (35) Hiraan (96) and Bari (62) as shown in table 2. Of these 56%(108) were children below 5 years.

In Hiraan region, the cases reported in Beletweyne are linked to cases reported in Ethiopia. The cases in Banadir are coming from Wadjir district while those in Bari are from Bosaso and linked to the severe drought in the area

Since the beginning of the year, a total of 14165 case of AWD and 497 deaths have been reported in different parts of Somalia. Of these 47.7% are female while 57.9% are children below 5 years

As shown in the curve there has been a gradual reduction in number of cases from the peak 1,853 cases and 187 deaths (CFR 10.0%) in week 15 to 194 cases and 0 death in week 46.

The regional Medical teams have been supported to collect stool samples and manage cases as recommended AWD/Cholera alerts received from Bar region in Bosasso district are attributed to the severe drought that has caused limited access to water and sanitation in these areas