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Afghanistan Disease Early Warning System Annual Report 2008

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General Info
Provider 
Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Afghanistan (AFG)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2007 - 12/2008
Series or system 
Afghanistan Disease Early Warning System (DEWS)
Data type
Epi surveillance
Summary 

Afghanistan Disease Early Warning System Annual Report 2008 provides information on confirmed and suspected cases of government designated priority diseases in Afghanistan during 2008. Information comes from Afghanistan's Disease Early Warning System (DEWS), which consists of 130 sentinel sites, located in 34 provinces across Afghanistan. The report also includes information about the DEWS sentinel site locations, as well as the number of priority disease events per site. Data for select diseases are provided in graphs, and broken down by week, month, and age group.

Keywords 
Cholera, Diarrhea, Digestive diseases, Diphtheria, Food contamination, Health facilities, Hepatitis, Hospitals, Incidence, Infant mortality, Infants, Infectious diseases, Influenza, Lower respiratory infections, Malaria, Measles, Meningitis, Mortality, Mumps, Neglected tropical diseases, Patient counts, Rabies, Tetanus, Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, Upper respiratory infections, Varicella, Whooping cough
GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 6, 2018