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WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
Week 28: 4 - 10 July 2022
Data as reported by: 17:00; 10 July 2022
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All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
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Zambia Undiagnosed disease (movement disorder condition)
Ungraded
Date notified to WCO 5-Jul-22
End of reporting period 5-Jul-22
Start of reporting period 5-Jul-22
Total cases 95
Cases Confirmed 95
Deaths 0
CFR 0.0%
On 27 May 2022, a 13-year-old grade 8 pupil presented with signs and symptoms of difficulty in walking, weakness, and painful knees and ankles. The case was immediately isolated at the school sickbay and later referred to Kasama General Hospital for further management. On 4 June 2022, the school recorded four more new cases presenting with similar signs and symptoms from another grade 8 dorm. By 8 June 2022, the school had a cumulative of nine pupils isolated in the sickbay. There has been a total number of 95 suspected conditions of which 15 stool samples were collected to rule out AFP since 10 June 2022, with a cumulative of 95 recoveries as of 5 July 2022
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/...0410072022.pdf
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
Week 28: 4 - 10 July 2022
Data as reported by: 17:00; 10 July 2022
...
All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
...
Zambia Undiagnosed disease (movement disorder condition)
Ungraded
Date notified to WCO 5-Jul-22
End of reporting period 5-Jul-22
Start of reporting period 5-Jul-22
Total cases 95
Cases Confirmed 95
Deaths 0
CFR 0.0%
On 27 May 2022, a 13-year-old grade 8 pupil presented with signs and symptoms of difficulty in walking, weakness, and painful knees and ankles. The case was immediately isolated at the school sickbay and later referred to Kasama General Hospital for further management. On 4 June 2022, the school recorded four more new cases presenting with similar signs and symptoms from another grade 8 dorm. By 8 June 2022, the school had a cumulative of nine pupils isolated in the sickbay. There has been a total number of 95 suspected conditions of which 15 stool samples were collected to rule out AFP since 10 June 2022, with a cumulative of 95 recoveries as of 5 July 2022
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/...0410072022.pdf