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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, week 42, 14th - 20th October, 2019

Surveillance and reporting

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During week 42, a total of 39,657 cases were reported from 16 conditions of priority. This resulted into 41 deaths due to malaria. Typhoid, Measles, Malaria, Dysentery, SARI and Animal bites were the leading causes of morbidity during this epidemiological week. Sadly, 132 babies died within one week of life and 10 mothers died while in the process of de-livery. All these are preventable deaths.

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