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| EP-2019-000124-BDI
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Epidemic |
Burundi |
On 5 June 2019, the Ministry of Public Health and the Fight Against AIDS of Burundi notified WHO of an outbreak of cholera. The outbreak reportedly began on 1 June 2019 with the initial seven cases reported from Bujumbura Mairie (5 cases) and Cibitoke (2 cases) provinces. One of the case-patients was a Burundian national residing in Uvira Health Zone, South Kivu Province in Democratic Republic of the Congo where an active outbreak of cholera has been ongoing. It is unclear whether this case-patient contracted the disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo before travelling to Burundi. Of the stool samples collected from all seven case-patients, four cultured Vibrio cholerae Ogawa at the National Reference Laboratory of the National Institute of Public Health in Bujumbura.
Since then, the outbreak has spread to a third province, Bubanza, which began reporting cases on 12 September 2019. From 1 June to 22 September 2019, a total of 648 cases with 5 deaths (case fatality ratio 0.8%) were reported from Bujumbura Mairie (461 cases with 4 deaths), Cibitoke (167 cases with zero deaths) and Bubanza (20 cases with 1 death) provinces. Of 46 stool samples tested, 69.5% (32) cultured V. cholerae Ogawa.
The outbreak peaked in Bujumbura Mairie Province on 14 September 2019 when 18 cases were reported. Since then, the trend has been declining in both Bujumbura Mairie and Cibitoke provinces. |
| EP-2019-000123-PAK
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Epidemic |
Pakistan |
Total 19,296 dengue positive cases have been confirmed until today i.e. Oct 2, 2019 and >30 deaths in the month of September have been reported to Federal Disease Surveillance and Response Unit from Field Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division - National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad.
Outbreak trend in 2019 is 35% increased from 2017. The same increase is visible in mortalities in 2019 with 37 death until Oct 2 than five death in 2018. Epidemiological trend diagram given below reflect a clear indication of disease outbreak in the year 2019 as compared to the last two years i.e. 2017 to 2019. |
| FL-2019-000122-NGA
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Flood |
Nigeria |
Arising from high-water levels in rivers Niger and Benue and heavy rainfall, Cross River, Kogi, Niger, and Taraba States have experienced flooding over the past week. On the 21st and 22nd September, there was a high peak in the water levels for River Niger and Benue which affected some communities in the above-mentioned states. |
| FR-2019-000121-MDV
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Fire |
Maldives |
On 20 September 2019, around 19:30, a fire broke out through a residential area of the Maldives capital, Malé City, displacing more than 300 people. The fire happened in the ward/area of Henveiru in Malé City, in a building named Henveiru Thilafushige' - a residential building which also housed a chemical go-down on the ground floor.
According to the Maldives National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), over 700 people (450 males, 336 females) were affected, including over 100 migrant workers. The NDMA also stated that varying degrees of damage were sustained to the surrounding buildings, which totals 24. Of the 24 buildings, 8 that are uninhabitable after the fire, will be completely demolished. The damage assessments are being carried out to determine the extent of loss in the area. Most of the buildings are residential buildings with multiple apartments contributing to the large number of displaced people. |
| IN-2019-000121-IND
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Insect Infestation |
India |
Locust infestation |
| FL-2019-000120-PHL
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Flood |
Philippines |
Heavy rainfall has been affecting Maguindanao Province (Mindanao Island, southern Philippines) since 6 June, resulting in flooding in Datu Salibo and Sultan sa Barongis municipalities. At least 45,000 people have been displaced according to the national authorities. |
| EQ-2019-000119-IDN
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Earthquake |
Indonesia |
A magnitude of 6.5 earthquake struck Maluku Island, Indonesia on Thursday, 26 September 2019, at 08:46 local time. Local Disaster Management Agency of Maluku province (BPBD Maluku Province) noted as per 9 October 2019, the earthquake has displaced nearly 170,900 people. As much as 39 people have been killed and 1,578 injured. |
| FL-2019-000119-CMR
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Flood |
Cameroon |
On 1 October, the Logone River overflowed, flooding a valley in Zina district, located within Logone-et-Chari department of Far North region. According to one source, flooding restricted access to several villages within the valley, although the exact name or number of villages is not confirmed. |
| FL-2019-000118-SEN
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Flood |
Senegal |
Heavy rainfall in Senegal has caused extensive damages in Rufisque and Guédiawaye departments in Dakar Region and Kaolack department in the Region of the same name. Starting on 10 September 2019, the rains continued through to 17th but by 15 and 16 September, the cumulated flood waters started causing widespread flooding in Dakar and Kaolack regions. |
| VO-2019-000118-PNG
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Volcano |
Papua New Guinea |
On 26 June, the Ulawun volcano in East New Britain erupted and began emitting ash plumes up to 20,000 metres. About 12,000 people in West New Britain and 4,000 people in East New Britain have been affected by the eruption. About 6,800 people have evacuated and are in two care centres in West New Britain. |
| EQ-2019-000117-PAK
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Earthquake |
Pakistan |
Medium humanitarian impact, magnitude 5.6M |
| FL-2019-000117-SDN
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Flood |
Sudan |
Flood |
| EP-2019-000116-PAK
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Epidemic |
Pakistan |
The Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations is gravely concerned by the significant further increase in WPV1 cases globally in 2019, particularly in Pakistan where 15 cases have already been reported. In Pakistan transmission continues to be widespread, as indicated by the number of positive environmental isolates in many areas of the country, and the proportion of samples that detect WPV1 is rising. |
| FL-2019-000116-ETH
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Flood |
Ethiopia |
Regions continue to report incidences of flooding which is affecting the lives and livelihood of communities and causing displacement in several woredas. Official request from Afar, Amhara, Oromia and SNNP regions indicate that flood has affected and displaced nearly 30,000 people (?6,000 HHs). Dubti, Dolecha, Gelalo, Teru, Awash- fentale woredas in Afara region, Libo - kemekem and Fogera in Amhara reion, Illu and Sebeta Hawas woredas in oromia region, and Silte in SNNP are among the most severely affected by flood. The largest flood-induced IDPs (?17,000) are found in Afar region, the majority of whom are in Dubti woreda. Flood also displaced some 6,615 IDPs in Illu and Sebeta-hawase woredas in Southwest Shewa Zone of Oromia region, some 700 people in Libokemekem woreda South Gonder zone of Amhara region and some 1,284 people in Silite woreda, Silite Zone of SNNP region. Findings of the joint rapid assessment in flood affected woredas in Shaballe zone also indicate over 1,600 HH were displaced and 2,350HH affected by flash floods in Kalafo and Mustahil woredas, damaging over 2,600 hectares of farmland. The Government of Ethiopia has allocated and dispatched some 4,309 Quintals of food (Cereal, CSB, Biscuit, and Oil) and some partial kits of NFIs. Shelter and NFIs remain to be the biggest challenge in the ongoing flood response. IRC is planning to distribute NFIs in some affected woredas of Afar region. |
| OT-2019-000115-ZAF
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Other |
South Africa |
Since the first week of September 2019, protests and violent attacks have been taking place in the capital city and other parts of South Africa which led to injuries and loss of twelve lives. The violent attacks on migrants and looting of their shops have continued in other parts of the country with incidents reported in Mpumalanga and Bloemfontein on 11 and 12 September 2019. After these different incidents, affected families had to seek shelter in evacuation centres. |
| EP-2019-000114-KEN
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Epidemic |
Kenya |
Since January 2019, a cholera outbreak has been reported in Narok, Kajiado, Nairobi, Garissa, Machakos and Nakuru Counties. |
| EQ-2019-000114-ALB
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Earthquake |
Albania |
Medium humanitarian impact, magnitude 5.6M |
| DR-2019-000113-PHL
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Drought |
Philippines |
Drought conditions are being reported in the MIMAROPA Region, Region IX, and Region XII, BARMM and Metro Manila, where ten provinces have declared a State of Calamity according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. |
| EP-2019-000113-SDN
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Epidemic |
Sudan |
Sudan's Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) announced on 10 September that four out of the six samples obtained from patients with acute diarrhoea were positive for Vibreo cholera at the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL)...As of 9 September 2019, a total of 41 suspected cholera cases, with two deaths - case fatality rate (CFR) of 3.57 per cent - were reported from Blue Nile State. With proper treatment, the case fatality rate for cholera should remain below 1 per cent. The first documented case was reported on 2 September 2019 from the Ganis Sharig (East) area in El Roseires town in Blue Nile. Four out of seven localities in Blue Nile reported suspected cholera cases, with the majority of cases reported in El Roseires (36 cases), Damazine (3 cases), Wad Almahi and Geissan with a single case each. |
| EP-2019-000112-NGA
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Epidemic |
Nigeria |
On 6 September 2019, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed an outbreak of yellow fever in Bauchi state. Out of the four new cases, three were residents of Alkaleri Local Government Area (LGA), and one a tourist from Kano who visited the Yankari game resort. Sporadic YF vaccination has been provided to the Yankari game resort staff and aerial spraying has been done in the game resort surroundings |
| EP-2019-000112-PHL
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Epidemic |
Philippines |
On 6 February 2019, the Department of Health (DOH) declared a "measles outbreak" in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Region 3 (Central Luzon). On the 7 February 2019, DOH announced that the measles outbreak had spread to more areas in Luzon and Visayas in CALABARZON, Region 6 (Western Visayas) and Region 7 (Central Visayas). Unconfirmed reports from DOH report around 72 deaths among more than 2,000 cases of measles nationwide. While according to San Lazaro Hospital Epidemiology Department (Special National Hospital Medical Center for Infectious Diseases with a 500-bed capacity), there are 1,187 reported suspected measles cases in Metro Manila since January 2019, with 55 deaths. On 5 February 2019, at least 248 children and 21 adults were being treated for measles in the hospital. Most of the confirmed deaths are children aged three months to four years old. (IFRC, 8 Feb 2019) |
| FL-2019-000111-KHM
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Flood |
Cambodia |
Continuous flooding has affected several provinces along the Mekong River, resulting in 12 fatalities, according to media reports. More than 87,000 families have been affected and 10,000 have been evacuated across 14 provinces over the past ten days. The most affected provinces are Stung Treng, Kratie, Kampong Cham and Tbong Khmum. Warnings for severe weather are in effect across Cambodia. |
| ST-2019-000111-CUB
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Cuba |
The tornado of 27 January 2019 was registered as an EF4 * with a speed of winds that reached 300 km/h, higher than a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Four people are reported dead and a total of 195 injured.1,238 homes affected, of which 123 are total landslides and 224 completely lost the roof. Eleven health institutions, 46 schools with different levels of damage and 21 daycare centers have been affected. 220,000 people remain affected in the electric service. The most complex situation continues at the Daughters of Galicia maternity hospital, from which 196 patients were evacuated. |
| EP-2019-000110-PHL
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Epidemic |
Philippines |
On 19 September 2019, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the re-emergence of polio in the Philippines and declared a national polio outbreak. This follows a confirmed Vaccine Derived Poliovirus Type 2 (VPDV2) case in a three-year old child in Lanao de Sur (Mindanao). The re-emergence of the disease comes almost 20 years since the Philippines was declared polio-free in 2000. The last known case of wild poliovirus recorded in the Philippines was in 1993.
Between 1 July and 27 August 2019, four (4) environmental samples tested positive for VPDV 1 from Tondo (Manila), with no genetic linkage found with any known VDPV1 indicating new emergence. Between 13 and 22 August 2019, two (2) environmental samples tested positive for VDPV2 from Tondo (Manila) and Davao City. Both samples were founded to be genetically linked. As a result, VDPV2 was classified as circulating (cVDPV2). |
| EP-2019-000109-KEN
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Epidemic |
Kenya |
Since January 2019, nine of the 47 Counties of Kenya reported cholera cases, namely: Kajiado, Nairobi, Garissa, Machakos, Mandera, Embu, Narok, Wajir, and Mombasa Counties. The outbreak remains active in six Counties: Nairobi, Garissa, Kajiado, Wajir, Mombasa and Machakos. From January to 14 July 2019, a total of 3433 cases including 24 deaths (CFR 0.7%) have been reported, of which 141 cases have been laboratory-confirmed. |
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