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Pakistan: Weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report - Earthquake affected districts of Balochistan, Districts Pishin & Ziarat, week 1, 27 Dec 2008 - 02 Jan 2009

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Highlights

- Weekly DEWS reports from 27 sites were received from the earthquake affected districts Ziarat (22) and Pishin (5) on due time reporting total 4,653 consultations in week 1-2009

- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection was the highest cause of morbidity accounting for 39% (1803) of the total consultations during the week

- Lower Respiratory Tract Infection remained the second highest cause of morbidity reported in 11% (519) of the total consultations

- Acute diarrhoea reported in 7% (323) of the total consultation

- No alerts/outbreaks and deaths reported from any reporting site in the affected districts