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Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 43: 19th -25thOct 2020
Surveillance and reporting
Description
We are pleased to share our 43rd weekly epidemiological bulletin for the year 2020. 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.National OPD TB screening (%) for week 42 was 32% 39% (631/1607) TB cases diagnosed nationally in week 42� National weekly reporting (%) for week 42 was 82%,� TB case diagnosis in the response areas� 37% (34/92) in Acholi Region , 75% (77/102) in Lango Region� 100%(69/69) in Karamoja Region 2%(10/496) among presumptive confirmed in Prisons