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This report is based on the information available as of 18 November 2024.
Situation Overview
The ministerial authorities for health publicly shared the following data on acute watery diarrhea (AWD) cases on 11 November 2024.
- In Yangon Region, a total of 205 hospitalized cases of AWD were reported from 3 to 10 November 2024. No severe cases have been reported.
- The weekly numbers of hospitalized AWD cases in the last few weeks are lower compared to the level observed in August (fewer than 300 cases in recent weeks, while over 400 cases in the weeks in August). However, the data indicates that pathogens causing AWD continues to circulate in Yangon.
- In Mon State, a total of 26 hospitalized cases of AWD were reported from 3 to 10 November 2024. No severe cases have been reported.
- In Mandalay Region, a total of 344 hospitalized cases of AWD including 167 cases with severe
dehydration were reported from 3 to 10 November 2024. - In Ayeyarwady Region, no new cases were reported between 03 to 10 November 2024 (28 hospitalized AWD cases, including seven severe cases, were reported from 20 to 27 October 2).
The early warning and response systems (EWARS) supported by the Health Cluster in Myanmar recorded the following:
- In Rakhine State, an increase of cases (135 cases in a week), including both mild and severe cases, was observed in week 43. In week 46 (10 to 16 November), a total of 60 AWD cases, including one case with severe dehydration, were reported. From week 25 to week 46 (16 June to 16 November), a total of 2,753 AWD cases were recorded.