Yemen: Cholera Response Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin: W14 2018 (Apr 02 – Apr 08) [EN/AR]

Highlights

Cumulative figures

-The cumulative total from 27 April 2017 to 8 April 2018 is 1,088,030 suspected cholera cases and 2,272 associated deaths, (CFR 0.21%), 1113 have been confirmed by culture.

• The total proportion of severe cases among the suspected cases is 15.4%
• The national attack rate is 389.2 per 10,000. The five governorates with the highest cumulative attack rates per 10,000 remain Amran (904), Al Mahwit (880), Al Dhale’e (639), Sana’a (528) and Dhamar (526).
• Children under 5 years old represent 28.8% of total suspected cases.
• In total, 40,544 rapid diagnostic tests (RDT).
• 3,027 cultures have been performed which represents 22% coverage.
• The last positive culture was on 9 Mar 2018 in Al Hali district in Al Hudeideh governorate