Source: World Health Organization
Country: Angola, Burundi, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, World
In this issue, a general overview of outbreaks that occurred within the WHO African Region between January and July 2013 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 Event Management System (EMS)*, 49 public health events were reported to the Regional Office between January and July 2013 of which 90% (44 / 49) were due to infectious dis-eases; with cholera being the most frequently reported event. The distribu-tion of these events is shown in figure 1.