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EWARS Surveillance Update for Epi Week 45, 2024
Total Rohingya Population 971 904*
Total Population under surveillance 939 344 (97%)
Number of EWARS reporting site 116
Number of weekly report received 97
Completeness 84% (Cumulative 95%)
Timeliness 83% (Cumulative 80%)
Alert 103 (5% increase compared to the previous week)
*Joint Government of Bangladesh-UNHCR Population Factsheet as of December 2023
Proportional Morbidity& Upsurges/outbreak in Epi Week 45, 2024
Proportional Morbidity
Acute Respirator Infections (22.7%), Acute Watery Diarrhea (3.3%) and Injury and wounds (3.1%) were the diseases and health conditions with the highest proportional morbidity this week.
Upsurges/Outbreak
Cholera: Vibrio Cholera O1 upsurge has been reported from different camps since 23 June 2024 and the outbreak remains active to date
Dengue: Upsurge commenced on 28 July 2024 and is currently ongoing
Measles: There have been 12 lab-confirmed measle cases from camps 22 (1), 14 (1), 7 (4), 1E (1), 13 (2), 10 (1), 11 (1), 20 (1) 27 (2) and four lab-confirmed rubella from camps 2W (2), 13 (1), 20 (1) so far in 2024
Other infectious diseases: Additionally, COVID-19 and Diphtheria transmission remain controlled mainly.