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Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 4: 25th Jan -31st Jan 2021

Surveillance and reporting

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We are pleased to share our 4th weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 2021. This epidemiological bulletin serves to inform all stakeholders at district, national, and global levels on disease trends, public health surveillance and interventions undertaken in detecting, preventing and responding to public health events in Uganda on a weekly basis.Reported Suspected Epidemic Prone Diseases Malaria had the highest number of suspected cases� Districts with the highest malaria burden include;� Adjumani with 5,783 cases Yumbe with 5,727 cases� Kamuli with 4,428 cases Iganga with 3,408 cases� Mayuge with 3,337 cases Busia with 3,226 cases Typhoid was the second most suspected condition with Kampala (231) and Lyantonde (73) having the highest numbers Suspected rabies (Animal bites) was the third most suspected with Kampala (21) and Masindi (16)having the highest number of cases SARI was the fourth most reported condition with 175 cases mostly from Kampala (55) and Arua (25) .

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