Jun 17, 2017 - Abyan. 3 094. 21. 0.7. 50.6. Raymah. 2 688. 45. 1.7. 42.4. Lahj. 1 586. 8. 0.5. 15.1. Al_Jawf. 796. 9. 1.
YEMEN: cholera outbreak
Daily epidemiology update: 18 June 2017
Highlights
From 27 April to 17 June 2017, 158 960 suspected cholera cases and 1 100 deaths (CFR: 0.7%) have been reported in 87% (20/23) of Yemen governorates, and 83% (278/333) of the districts.
Geographical distribution of cases
The four most affected governorates were Amanat Al Asimah, Al Hudaydah, Amran and Hajjah with 49.6% (78 794/158 960) of the cases reported since 27 April 2017. Al Mahwit governorate had still the highest attack rate (112.2 per 10 000), and Raymah governorate the highest case fatality ratio (1.7%) (see table).
Number of suspected cholera cases & deaths, AR and CFR by governorate, Yemen, 27 April – 17 June 2017
Governorates
Deaths
CFR (%)
Attack Rate (per 10 000)
Amanat Al Asimah
26 126
49
0.2
79.0
Al-Hudaydah
19 181
106
0.6
57.3
Amran
16 832
115
0.7
110.0
Hajjah
16 655
181
1.1
75.0
Sana'a
13 690
78
0.6
109.4
Taizz
12 655
91
0.7
41.7
Ibb
11 911
151
1.3
38.9
Al Mahwit
8 535
77
0.9
112.2
Dhamar
8 082
80
1.0
38.1
Al Dhale'e
5 999
31
0.5
79.6
Al Bayda
5 963
18
0.3
77.4
Aden
4 484
37
0.8
46.9
Abyan
3 094
21
0.7
50.6
Raymah
2 688
45
1.7
42.4
Lahj
1 586
8
0.5
15.1
Al_Jawf
796
9
1.1
12.3
Ma'areb
407
3
0.7
11.3
Sa'ada
158
-
-
1.8
AL Mahrah
100
-
-
6.2
18 158 960
- 1 100
- 0.7
0.3 53.6
Shabwah Total
Cases
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Al Hali (Al Hudaydah gov., 7 363 cases, 13 deaths), Ma’ain (Amanat Al Asimah gov., 5 048 cases, 7 deaths), Bani Al Harith (Amanat Al Asimah gov., 5 047 cases, 10 deaths) and As Sabain (Amanat Al Asimah gov., 4 163, 7 deaths) were still the four most affected districts. The map shows the Yemen governorates and the attack rates per district per 10 000 population
For further information:
Dr Xavier de Radiguès C: +967 738 445 522 Dr Ahmed Zouiten
[email protected] Note: This report is an update to the weekly epidemiology bulletin.
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