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WHO AFRO Outbreaks and Other Emergencies, Week 30: 22 - 28 July 2019

World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on selected acute public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 74 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key new and ongoing events, including: Cholera in Chad Humanitarian crisis in South Sudan Ebola virus disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo Dengue fever in Côte d’Ivoire.

Tags: cholera, dengue, Dengue fever, ebola, humanitarian crisis,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

Ebola Prevention Intensified at Uganda’s Borders

International Organization for Migration IOM (2019) C_WHO

Tags: cross-border migration, Ebola, Outbreak Control, Press Release,

Source: https://www.iom.int/news/ebola-preventio

Clarification on the movments of an Ebola Virus Disease case who recently died in Democratic Republic of Congo (DR

World Health Organization WHO: Ministry of Health Uganda (2019) C2

Joint Press Release

Tags: Uganda, ebola, outbreak control, Surveillance, Contact Tracing,

Source: https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/f

Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda - Situation Report #34 (15 July 2019)

Government of Uganda (2019) C1

03 cumulativecases (00 probable 03 confirmed)•All (03) confirmed cases have died (CFR =100%)•Today is day 32since the death of the last confirmed case who passed on the 12June 2019 while on transfer to the DRC for further management•There were no contacts under follow up•There are 3admissionsin Bwera Hospital ETU•Active case search and death surveillance are ongoing in the health facilities and the communities as the district response teams continue to investigate all alerts•Cumulatively 1,507 individuals have been vaccinated: 78 contacts, 747 contacts of contacts and 682 frontline health worker

Tags: ebola, outbreak control, Uganda, cross-border migration, situation update,

Source: https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/f

EBOLA, Cascade training in IPC, Case Management, Hand Hygiene, Chlorine Preparation and Mental Health conducted in Rwanda

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2019) C_WHO

Tags: capacity building, Training, Hand Hygiene, ipc, ebola outbreak, outbreak management,

Source: https://www.afro.who.int/news/ebola-casc

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Tags: Press Release, ebola, outbreak control, health emergency, DRC,

Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/17-

La réunion de haut niveau sur la flambée de maladie à virus Ebola en République démocratique du Congo confirme le soutien à la riposte menée par le Gouvernement et l’approche à l’échelle du système de

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2019) C_WHO

Tags: Press Release, Ebola, outbreak control, outbreak management, DRC, nord kivu,

Source: https://www.who.int/fr/news-room/detail/

Flow Monitoring: EVD Preparedness

International Organization for Migration IOM (2019) C1

Tags: map, Ebola preparedness, infographic, South Sudan, DRC, outbreak control,

Source: https://displacement.iom.int/system/tdf/

Weekly Update on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD): Preparedness for South Sudan Update #43 (08 July 2019)

Government of the Republic of South Sudan (2019) C1

Two suspected Ebola virus disease (EVD) alert were reported in Yei on 5 and 6 July 2019. Samples was shipped to Juba National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) for preliminary testing and sent for confirmation in Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI). Results are expected between 8 and 10 July respectively. On 6 July 2019 the first preliminary test for Ebola conducted at the national Public Health Laboratory in Juba using the recently installed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine was invalid. Confirmation is now being pursued from the Uganda Virus Research Institute. 84,804 screenings were conducted for EVD at 31 points of entry during week 27. The cumulative number of screenings conducted since August 2018 is 2,494,212

Tags: Ebola preparedness, situation update, DRC, cross-border migration, South Sudan,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

Ebola Outbreak - Democratic Republic of the Congo: Responding to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2019) C1

Tags: ebola, outbreak, DRC, Press Release,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

	WHO AFRO Outbreaks and Other Emergencies, Week 30: 22 - 28 July 2019 World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO View PDF(403) Download (63) Add to my MEDBOX This Weekly Bulletin focuses on selected acute public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 74 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key new and ongoing events, including: Cholera in Chad Humanitarian crisis in South Sudan Ebola virus disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo Dengue fever in Côte d’Ivoire. Tags: cholera, dengue, Dengue fever, ebola, humanitarian crisis, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Ebola Prevention Intensified at Uganda’s Borders International Organization for Migration IOM (2019) C_WHO View PDF(116) Download (45) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: cross-border migration, Ebola, Outbreak Control, Press Release, Source: https://www.iom.int/news/ebola-preventio
	Clarification on the movments of an Ebola Virus Disease case who recently died in Democratic Republic of Congo (DR World Health Organization WHO: Ministry of Health Uganda (2019) C2 View PDF(86) Download (42) Add to my MEDBOX Joint Press Release Tags: Uganda, ebola, outbreak control, Surveillance, Contact Tracing, Source: https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/f
	Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda - Situation Report #34 (15 July 2019) Government of Uganda (2019) C1 View PDF(227) Download (96) Add to my MEDBOX 03 cumulativecases (00 probable 03 confirmed)•All (03) confirmed cases have died (CFR =100%)•Today is day 32since the death of the last confirmed case who passed on the 12June 2019 while on transfer to the DRC for further management•There were no contacts under follow up•There are 3admissionsin Bwera Hospital ETU•Active case search and death surveillance are ongoing in the health facilities and the communities as the district response teams continue to investigate all alerts•Cumulatively 1,507 individuals have been vaccinated: 78 contacts, 747 contacts of contacts and 682 frontline health worker Tags: ebola, outbreak control, Uganda, cross-border migration, situation update, Source: https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/f
	EBOLA, Cascade training in IPC, Case Management, Hand Hygiene, Chlorine Preparation and Mental Health conducted in Rwanda World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2019) C_WHO View PDF(84) Download (76) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: capacity building, Training, Hand Hygiene, ipc, ebola outbreak, outbreak management, Source: https://www.afro.who.int/news/ebola-casc
	Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO View PDF(183) Download (94) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: Press Release, ebola, outbreak control, health emergency, DRC, Source: https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/17-
	La réunion de haut niveau sur la flambée de maladie à virus Ebola en République démocratique du Congo confirme le soutien à la riposte menée par le Gouvernement et l’approche à l’échelle du système de Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2019) C_WHO View PDF(108) Download (41) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: Press Release, Ebola, outbreak control, outbreak management, DRC, nord kivu, Source: https://www.who.int/fr/news-room/detail/
	Flow Monitoring: EVD Preparedness International Organization for Migration IOM (2019) C1 View PDF(127) Download (62) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: map, Ebola preparedness, infographic, South Sudan, DRC, outbreak control, Source: https://displacement.iom.int/system/tdf/
	Weekly Update on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD): Preparedness for South Sudan Update #43 (08 July 2019) Government of the Republic of South Sudan (2019) C1 View PDF(110) Download (60) Add to my MEDBOX Two suspected Ebola virus disease (EVD) alert were reported in Yei on 5 and 6 July 2019. Samples was shipped to Juba National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) for preliminary testing and sent for confirmation in Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI). Results are expected between 8 and 10 July respectively. On 6 July 2019 the first preliminary test for Ebola conducted at the national Public Health Laboratory in Juba using the recently installed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine was invalid. Confirmation is now being pursued from the Uganda Virus Research Institute. 84,804 screenings were conducted for EVD at 31 points of entry during week 27. The cumulative number of screenings conducted since August 2018 is 2,494,212 Tags: Ebola preparedness, situation update, DRC, cross-border migration, South Sudan, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Ebola Outbreak - Democratic Republic of the Congo: Responding to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2019) C1 View PDF(77) Download (41) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: ebola, outbreak, DRC, Press Release, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

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