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Table 3 Suspected outbreak prone diseases reported by CHWs under the RRM+ CBS system in Ekondo-titi, time to reporting and time to investigation

From: Humanitarian led community-based surveillance: case study in Ekondo-titi, Cameroon

Community

Suspected OPD

Cases reported

Cases investigated

Samples collected

Positive case

Symptom onset

Date alert generated

Date DHS informed

Date MHT Investigated

Lag time symptom to alert

Lag time alert to response

Time lag for information of DHS

          

(Days)

Loe

Measles

4

4

3

3

29/7/19

2/8/19

2/8/19

3/8/19

4

1

0

Mokono

Measles

1

1

1

1

15/7/19

2/8/19

2/8/19

3/8/19

18

1

0

Ndoo

Measles

1

1

1

0

1/8/19

4/8/19

4/8/19

6/8/19

3

2

0

Funge

Chronic ulcers

21

21

21

19 tropical ulcers

20/8/19

6/9/19

6/9/19

8/9/19

16

2

0

2 Burulli ulcers

20/8/19

6/9/19

6/9/19

8/9/19

2

0

Illor

Measles

1

1

1

1 Monkey pox

7/9/19

14/9/19

17/9/19

15/9/19

7

1

3

Bafaka

Meningitis

4

2

1

1

24/3/20

31/3/20

31/3/20

2/4/20

7

2

0

Bongongo 2

Measles

1

0a

0

0

4/8/19

6/8/19

6/8/19

2

0

Godgift

Cholera

2

5

3

1

25/1/20

29/1/20

29/1/20

30/1/20

4

1

0

Bamusso

Cholera

7

7

3

0

12/1/20

17/1/20

17/1/20

18/1/20

5

1

0

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