Table 1 Health signals and community case definitions included in CBS Somaliland until end 2021
Code | Health signal | Community case definition | Health events of public health priority | Community alert threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD) | Diarrhoea as 3 or more loose or liquid stools over a period of 24 h | Cholera | 5 reports within 7 days in 20 km distance |
4 | Fever and rash | Fever and rash. Often accompanied by or start with runny nose, tiredness, headache, feeling unwell | Measles, Chicken pox | 1 report |
9 | Fever, cough/difficulty breathing, and tiredness | Combination of 3 or more of the following symptoms: Cough; difficulty breathing; fever; runny nose; tiredness; headache; feeling unwell; sore throat; diarrhoea; loss of smell; loss of taste | Covid-19 | 1 report |
14 | Cluster of unusual illnesses or death in people | Cluster of people (3+) suddenly sick or died with the same signs of illness in the same village area, in the past 2 weeks. | 1 report |