Outbreaks and Emergencies Bulletin, Week 21: 20 - 26 May 2017
The WHO Regional Office is currently monitoring 49 events: three Grade 3, six Grade 2, two Grade 1, and 38 ungraded events.
This weekly update focuses on key ongoing events in the region, including the grade 3 humanitarian crises in South Sudan and Nigeria, the Grade 2 acute watery diarrhoea outbreak in the context of the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, the Grade 2 outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Grade 2 meningitis outbreak in Nigeria, the Grade 2 cholera outbreak in Tanzania and the ongoing impact of the cyclone in Madagascar.