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WHO AFRO Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 34: 19 - 25 August 2017

Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 34: 19 - 25 August 2017

The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 49 events in the region. This week, three new events have been reported: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Mauritania and cholera in Burundi and Chad. This week’s edition also covers key ongoing events, including: 

  • Cholera in Kenya
  • Hepatitis E in Niger
  • Floods/mudslide in Sierra Leone
  • Humanitarian crisis in South Sudan.