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Kersa Dula, Somali region, Ethiopia: Possible hemorrhagic fever cases
Following reports of a possible hemorrhagic fever in Kersa Dula woreda, Somali region, a
Ministry of Health/WHO rapid assessment team was dispatched to the area. No fatalities have been reported and samples of the
disease have been sent to Kenya for further investigation.
Re: Kersa Dula, Somali region, Ethiopia: Possible hemorrhagic fever cases
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No new cases have been reported in
the past week in the suspected hemorrhagic fever outbreak in KersaDula woreda, Somali Region, and all
cases of dengue fever sent to Kenya for testing have come back negative.
Re: Kersa Dula, Somali region, Ethiopia: Possible hemorrhagic fever cases
Weekly Humanitarian Highlights in Ethiopia (Nov 8)
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Health Update
Following unconfirmed reports of an increase in new cases of acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD) in Debeweyin woreda, Somali
region, the Regional Health Bureau (RHB) deployed a team to the area for further investigation. A new case of AWD was also
reported in Haro Maya woreda, East Harerge zone of Oromia region, in the past week. The good seasonal (deyr/hagaya) rainfall
currently falling in most parts of the southern and southeastern lowlands of the country poses an increased risk of flooding and
AWD outbreaks. WHO and partners, together with the Somali RHB, are advocating for the initiation of an inter-regional (Hareri,
Dire Dawa, Somali, Afar and Oromia) and cross border (Ethio-Djibouti) AWD taskforce. To respond to current and potential
outbreaks, WHO and UNICEF supported a five-day training on AWD case management for 27 pastoral health extension workers
(HEW) in Warder town (Somali Region) and WHO pre-positioned AWD drugs in the region. UNICEF has distributed water
treatment chemicals to East Harerge zone and is working with the Oromia regional authorities to assess WASH needs and preposition supplies as part of the ongoing preparations for the Dire Shekhusen religious event held annually in Bale zone. The
festival will start on 12 November 2011, with around 700,000 people expected to participate.
Elsewhere, new suspected cases of measles continue to be reported in most zones of SNNPR, with the majority of cases
recorded in the past week coming from Arba Minch Zuria woreda of Gamo Gofa zone. An increasing number of malaria cases
have been reported in Amhara, Oromia and SNNPR, and the respective Regional Health Bureaus, in collaboration with the
Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI) Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM), WHO, UNICEF and
partners such as Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Carter Center and the Malaria Association are actively
conducting assessments to support malaria prevention and control measures. No new cases have been reported in the past
week in the suspected hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Kersa Dula woreda, Somali Region, and all cases sent to Kenya for testing
have come back negative for Dengue Fever. On 28 October, the polio vaccination component of the integrated measles and
polio vaccination campaign was completed in South Omo zone of SNNPR, with 99,834 children under 5 reached (101 per cent
coverage), and in Bench Maji zone, with 120,905 children under 5 reached (102 per cent coverage). For more information,
contact: who-wro@et.efro.who.int & awesterbeek@unicef.org
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