Jun 22, 2017 - Geographical distribution of cases. The four most affected governorates were Amanat Al Asimah, Al Hudayda
YEMEN: cholera outbreak
Daily epidemiology update: 23 June 2017
Highlights
From 27 April to 22 June 2017, 192 983 suspected cholera cases and 1 265 deaths (CFR: 0.7%) have been reported in 87% (20/23) of Yemen governorates, and 85% (284/333) of the districts.
Geographical distribution of cases
The four most affected governorates were Amanat Al Asimah, Al Hudaydah, Amran and Hajjah with 49.6% (95 735/192 983) of the cases reported since 27 April 2017. Amran and Al Mahwit governorates had the highest attack rates (13.5 and 12.8 ‰ respectively), and Raymah governorate the highest case fatality ratio (1.8%) (see table).
Number of suspected cholera cases & deaths, AR and CFR by governorate, Yemen, 27 April – 22 June 2017
Governorates
Deaths
CFR (%)
Attack Rate (‰)
Amanat Al Asimah
30 882
53
0.2
9.3
Al-Hudaydah
23 944
137
0.6
7.2
Amran
20 703
131
0.6
13.5
Hajjah
20 206
188
0.9
9.1
Sana'a
16 155
92
0.6
12.9
Taizz
15 084
111
0.7
5.0
Ibb
14 778
183
1.2
4.8
Dhamar
10 234
87
0.9
4.8
Al Mahwit
9 744
77
0.8
12.8
Al Dhale'e
7 593
39
0.5
10.1
Al Bayda
6 667
18
0.3
8.7
Aden
5 634
40
0.7
5.9
Abyan
3 635
21
0.6
5.9
Raymah
3 485
61
1.8
5.5
Lahj
2 163
12
0.6
2.1
Al_Jawf
1 006
9
0.9
1.6
Ma'areb
594
4
0.7
1.7
Sa'ada
253
1
0.4
0.3
AL Mahrah
165
1
0.6
1.0
- 0.7
0.1 6.5
Shabwah Total
Cases
58 192 983
- 1 265
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Al Hali (Al Hudaydah gov., 9 148 cases, 17 deaths), Bani Al Harith (Amanat Al Asimah gov., 6 047 cases, 10 deaths), Ma’ain (Amanat Al Asimah gov., 5 868, 7 deaths) and As Sabain (Amanat Al Asimah gov., 4 920 cases, 9 deaths) were still the four most affected districts.
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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