Afghanistan: Infectious Disease Outbreaks - Epidemiological week #18, 2023 (30 Apr to 06 May) Situation Report

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May 15, 2023

Afghanistan: Infectious Disease Outbreaks - Epidemiological week #18, 2023 (30 Apr to 06 May) Situation Report


New CCHF outbreak (April - May 2023)

• During the last week, 17 new CCHF cases (10 males and 7 females, all were over 5 years of age) were reported Kandahar (7), Helmand (7), Zabul (2) and (1) from Nimroz provinces, and no new CCHF associated deaths were reported.

• No new cases have been detected from the private hospital since 30 April 2023.

• Out of 25 lab samples tested in CPHL, 5 (20%) were tested positive by PCR in central public health laboratory (CPHL).