In this issue, a general overview of outbreaks that occurred within the WHO African Region between January - September 2014 is provided as well as a summary of ongoing outbreaks as reported by Member States.
Overview of reported outbreaks in WHO African Region
Based on data received from the Early Warning System through the Event Management System (EMS)*, 52 public health events were reported to the Regional Office between January and September 2014 of which 94% (49 / 52) were due to infectious diseases; cholera being the most frequent-ly reported infectious diseases (33%) followed by Dengue (11%), Ebola (11%) and Meningitis (11%). The distribution of these events is shown in figure 1 below.
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Overview of cholera outbreaks in the WHO African Region
Overview of ongoing outbreaks
Ebola in West Africa
Ebola in DR Congo
Marburg in Uganda
Cholera in Ghana
Cholera in Nigeria
Cholera in Cote d’Ivoire