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Highlights: Week 51 (19 - 25 Dec 2011)

• 76 Typhoid case reported this week

• Anthrax outbreak in Gokwe North and Centenary

Contents

A.General context
B.Epidemic prone diseases
C.Events of public health importance in the region
D.Completeness and timeliness of the national data
E.Acknowledgments
F. Annexes
1. Classification of events that may constitute a Public Event of International Concern
2. Standard case definitions
3. Alert/action epidemic thresholds