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Ministry of Health and Population
Department of Health Services
Epidemiology and Disease Control Division
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EWARS Weekly Bulletin
Week 12, 2024
31st March 2024
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| Highlights |
- 1003539 cases of Corona Virus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 991350 cases have been recovered so far.
- Of the reported cases, AGE is the leading cause of morbidity in week 12.
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National Reporting Rate
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Note: 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.
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Trend of Outbreak Prone Diseases/Syndromes |
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Comparative Analysis by Disease/Syndrome (Week 12, 2024) |
| Disease |
Week 11
(Previous Week) |
Week 12
(This Week) |
Change in
No. of Cases |
2023 Week 12
(Last Year Same Week) |
| AGE |
379 | 415 |
36 ■ |
366 |
| SARI |
465 | 414 |
-51 ■ |
349 |
| Cholera |
0 | 1 |
1 ■ |
0 |
| Malaria Vivax |
0 | 4 |
4 ■ |
0 |
| Malaria Falciparum |
0 | 1 |
1 ■ |
0 |
| Dengue |
49 | 39 |
-10 ■ |
31 |
| Kala azar |
3 | 3 |
0 ■ |
4 |
| Scrub Typhus |
65 | 64 |
-1 ■ |
26 |
| Enteric Fever |
37 | 30 |
-7 ■ |
62 |
| Influenza Like Illness |
117 | 96 |
-21 ■ |
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■ Increase in number of cases
■ Decrease in number of cases
■ No change in number of cases
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Summary Observation (Week 12, 2024) |
- Most of AGE cases were reported from Kathmandu (33 case), Bara (22 case), Parsa and Gorkha (20 case from each district), Bajura (15 case).
- Most of SARI cases were reported from Morang (39 case), Rupandehi (33 case), Kailali (29 case), Kathmandu (24 case), Udayapur (20 case), and Sunsari (19 case).
- Most of the dengue cases were reported from Achham (7 case), Palpa, Makawanpura and Baglung (3 case from each district).
- Most of the dengue cases were reported from Makawanpur (10 case), Surkhet (7 case), Baitadi, Dadeldhura and Doti (5 case from each district).
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Province Reporting Status (Week 12, 2024) |
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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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Note: This bulletin is also available at the EDCD website.
Other information can also be accessed at the website www.edcd.gov.np.
If you have difficulty reading this bulletin, you can
access it online.
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