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Weekly epidemiological Bulletin week 2: 11th Jan -17th Jan 2021

Surveillance and reporting

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We are pleased to share our 2nd 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.Malaria had the highest number of suspected cases� Districts with the highest malaria burden include; Buyende with 7967 cases� Yumbe with 6660 cases� Kamuli with 4436 cases� Isingiro with 3245 cases Adjumani with 3081 case� Lamwo with 2890 cases Typhoid was the second most suspected condition with Kampala (206) and Luwero (67) having the highest numbers� Suspected rabies (Animal bites) was the third most suspected with Kampala (19) and Luwero (35)having the highest number of cases� Hepatitis B was the fourth most reported condition with 125 cases mostly from Kampala (68) and Luuka (21)

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