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WHO AFRO Outbreaks and Emergencies Weekly Bulletin, Week 13: 25 - 31 March 2017

Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 13: 25 - 31 March 2017

The Africa Regional WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 36 events, 27 infectious disease outbreaks and 9 humanitarian crises. This edition of the weekly updates (Week 13) focuses on key ongoing events in the region:

  • Humanitarian crises in Nigeria and South Sudan,
  • Necrotising Cellulitis/Fasciitis outbreak in Sao Tome and Principe,
  • Hepatitis E outbreak in Chad,
  • Monkeypox in Congo,
  • Leishmaniasis in Cameroon,
  • Measles in Guinea,
  • Cholera in Mozambique,
  • Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in Namibia,
  • Food insecurity situation affecting Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya and Uganda.