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Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) with Dehydration Outbreak (01 May to 17 Dec 2022)
Current Week
3,795 new cases (57.4% under 5)
1 new death
0 new districts reported new alerts
5 samples collected
Cumulative Figures
237,258 cases (<5 years, 55.3%)
86 deaths (77.9% < 5 years), CFR=0.04%
175 districts in all 34 provinces
2,633 samples collected
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During week 50-2022, a total of 3,795 new AWD cases with dehydration and 1 new death were reported which indicates stabilization in the number of cases, compared to the previous week (Figure 2).
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The highest number of new AWD cases were reported from Kabul (962, 25.3%), followed by Helmand (551, 14.5%),
Baghlan (532, 14.0%) and Balkh (317, 8.4%) provinces. -
The newly reported death, was a female under 5 years old from Jawzjan province.
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Cumulatively, Kabul (54,120, 22.8%), Helmand (40,749,
17.2%), Baghlan (17,1196, 7.2%), Nangarhar (12,758, 5.4%),
Kandahar (12,535, 5.3%), Jawzjan (9,187, 3.9%) and Paktya (8,528, 3.6%) are the most affected provinces (Figure 1).
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Out of the total 237,258 cases, 131,257 (55.3%) were children below 5 years and 118,497 (50.0%) were females (Figure 3).
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The first few cases of AWD were reported to the National Disease Surveillance and Response System (NDSR), MoPH and WHO on 04 May 2022 from Kandahar city of Kandahar province and spread to 175 districts in 34 provinces.