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WHO AFRO Outbreaks and Emergencies Weekly Bulletin, Week 29: 15 - 21 July 2017

Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 29: 15 - 21 July 2017

The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 42 events. This week, two new events have been reported: outbreaks of cholera in Burundi and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Senegal. This week’s edition also covers key ongoing events in the region, including:

  • Suspected aflatoxicosis in Tanzania 
  • Cholera in Tanzania
  • Cholera in Kenya
  • Necrotizing cellulitis/fasciitis in Sao Tome and Principe
  • Hepatitis E in Nigeria
  • Hepatitis E in Chad
  • Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan.