Somalia Update

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Somalia Update

• 25 July 2007

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Somalia (Map 1)
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Somalia (Map 2)

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Geographic Distribution of Confirmed Polio cases
in Somalia, 2005 - 2006 2007 (Map 3)
Mogadishu
Mogadishu Wild cases
Mogadishu Wild cases
2007
2005
2006
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Geographic Distribution of Confirmed Polio Cases
by Month, Somalia, January December 2006 (Map 4)
April 2006
May 2006
February 2006
March 2006
January 2006
June 2006
July 2006
September 2006
November 2006
December 2006
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Geographic Distribution of Confirmed Polio Cases
by Month, Somalia, January June 2007 (Map 5)
Jan 2007
Feb 2007
Mar 2007
Apr 2007
May 2007
June 2007
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Table 1 Distribution of wild polio cases and non
polio AFP cases (discarded, pending culture,
pending classification and pending ITD) in
Somalia by province, 2005-2006-2007 (As of
25-07-07)
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Table 2 Count of AFP cases by region sorted by
month/week of onset of paralysis in Somalia
from 01/01/05 to week 29-07 ending 22/07/07
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Table 3 Count of wild cases by district sorted
by month/week of onset of paralysis in
Somalia 01/01/2005 to week 29-07 ending 22/07/07
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Table 4 Wild polio cases by province and
district, and date of onset of first and last
cases in Somalia, 2005-2006-2007 (As of 25-07-07)
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Graph 1 Distribution of wild polio cases,
compatibles, and cases pending culture and
pending ITD in Somalia by week (starting week 29
in 2005) 2005-2006-2007 (As of 25-07-07)
6-8 Nov (MOPV)
23 Aug 2 Sep MOPV/TOPV
20-28 Feb (MOPV)
13-15 Dec (MOPV)
02-04 May (MOPV)
23-25 Jul (MOPV)
22 Sep - 7 Oct (MOPV)
11-13 Jun (MOPV)
23-25 Apr (MOPV)
29-31 Jan (MOPV)
25-27 Jun (MOPV)
10-12 Sept (MOPV)
19-29 Jul (MOPV)
10-12 Dec (MOPV)
25-27 Mar (MOPV)
20-22 Feb (MOPV)
22-28 Jun (MOPV)
5-7 Nov (MOPV)
22-24 Jan (MOPV)
20-22 May (MOPV)
16-18 Jul (MOPV)
27-29 Mar (MOPV)
SNIDs
NIDs
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AFP Surveillance Indicators (Map 6)
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Epidemiologic situation Important Activities

• No new cases were reported this week. The last
  case was reported from Hobyo, Mudug, with date of
  onset 25/03/2007.
• The number of confirmed polio cases in 2007 is 8.
• No cases are pending ITD.
• July NID is being conducted from 23-26 July 2007
  except for Benadir region which was conducted one
  week earlier from 15-18 July 2007.
• A workshop on Immunization and Islam was held
  at Burao, Somaliland from 27-28 June 2007 and at
  Garowe, Puntland from 2-3 July 2007 to mobilize
  and support for polio prevention.

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Somali religious leaders join the fight against
polio

• 80 Sheikhs from Puntland and Somaliland made
  declaration to mobilize and support for polio
  prevention following a workshop on Immunization
  and Islam held on 27-28 June in Burao and on 2-3
  July in Garowe.

Garowe Puntland, 2-3 July 2007
Burao Somaliland, 27-28 June 2007
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Somali religious leaders join the fight against
polio

• The 2 workshops were hosted by the Ministry of
  Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Health for
  Puntland and Somaliland with the support of
  UNICEF in collaboration with WHO.
• The gatherings addressed and clarified both
  religious and scientific issues. Using references
  to the Quran and the Haddiths, Dr. Ahmed Ragab,
  an eminent professor and medical doctor at
  Al-Azhar University of Cairo showed that
  immunization as a preventive mechanism is halal
  (lawful) and necessary in Islam. He also
  stressed the responsibility of religious leaders
  in their communities in support of immunization.

The religious leaders have committed to
disseminate to their peers at district level, the
key messages and agreement reached in support of
child health and to broadcast immunization
messages from their mosques during future polio
campaigns.
The vice minister of the Ministry of the
Religious Affairs said Yesterday I was
ignorant, I did not know. Today I know and I say
Yes to polio.