Ministry of Health and Population
Department of Health Services
Epidemiology and Disease Control Division

EWARS Weekly Bulletin
Week 17, 2024
6th May 2024
Highlights
Among the reported diseases, AGE is the leading cause of morbidity in Week 17 with 845 reported cases.
Overall reporting rate of Week 17 is 94.9% with 112 out of 118 sentinel sites reporting to EWARS.
1003555 cases of Corona Virus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 991509 cases have been recovered so far.
Week Summary

This bulletin includes data since January 2022 till date, including comparison of the same period last two year. Since, May 2019, 36 new sentinel sites (including public hospitals, private hospitals, and medical colleges) were added and was gradually oriented and started reporting, thus increasing the number of reporting sites. The current number of sentinel sites is 118.
 

Trend of Outbreak Prone Diseases/Syndromes
AGE trend
SARI trend

Comparative Analysis by Disease/Syndrome (Week 17, 2024)

Disease Week 16
(Previous Week)		 Week 17
(This Week)		 Change in
No. of Cases		 2023 Week 17
(Last Year Same Week)
AGE 621845 224 ■ 578
SARI 340373 33 ■ 252
Cholera 20 -2 ■ 0
Malaria Vivax 35 2 ■ 0
Malaria Falciparum 03 3 ■ 0
Dengue 3350 17 ■ 45
Kala azar 84 -4 ■ 9
Scrub Typhus 4361 18 ■ 32
Enteric Fever 2837 9 ■ 45
Influenza Like Illness 7375 2 ■ 64
■ Increase in number of cases
■ Decrease in number of cases
■ No change in number of cases
Summary Observation
Most of the AGE cases were reported from KAILALI (45 cases), KAPILBASTU (43 cases), KATHMANDU (38 cases), PARSA (82 cases), SUNSARI (52 cases).
Most of the SARI cases were reported from KAILALI (27 cases), BAJURA (22 cases), RUPANDEHI (19 cases), KATHMANDU (51 cases), MORANG (16 cases).
Most of the Dengue cases were reported from KANCHANPUR (3 cases), TANAHU (4 cases), CHITAWAN (7 cases), KATHMANDU (6 cases), JHAPA (4 cases).
Most of the Malaria Vivax cases were reported from KAILALI (1 cases), BAJURA (1 cases), CHITAWAN (1 cases), KATHMANDU (2 cases).
Malaria Falciparum cases were reported from KATHMANDU (2 cases), NUWAKOT (1 cases).
Most of the Kala azar cases were reported from BHAKTAPUR (1 cases), KATHMANDU (2 cases), UDAYAPUR (1 cases).
Most of the Scrub Typhus cases were reported from ACHHAM (9 cases), DOTI (8 cases), DADELDHURA (7 cases), CHITAWAN (8 cases), OKHALDHUNGA (4 cases).
Most of the Enteric Fever cases were reported from BAJURA (5 cases), KATHMANDU (3 cases), DHANUSA (3 cases), MORANG (2 cases), OKHALDHUNGA (2 cases).
Most of the Influenza Like Illness cases were reported from ACHHAM (24 cases), BAJURA (7 cases), LALITPUR (9 cases), SINDHUPALCHOK (16 cases), OKHALDHUNGA (6 cases).

Province Reporting Status (Week 17, 2024)

Province Status

Acknowledgement: The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) highly acknowledges the contribution from all the sentinel sites, medical recorders, EWARS focal persons, rapid response team members and technical support from WHO and GIZ for preparation of this bulletin.

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