NIH issues epidemics alert
July 28, 2021
Islamabad: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has alerted the relevant authorities and professionals to the possibility of the outbreak of seasonal diseases for effective preparedness.
In the June-September 2021 seasonal awareness and alert letter, the NIH exhibited patterns of high priority communicable diseases including Hepatitis (A and E), Cholera, COVID-19, CCHF, Dengue Fever, Leishmaniasis, Malaria, Measles, Polio and XDR Typhoid.
These diseases are predicted to be on high alert during the said season. It also contains the detailed introduction of diseases, case definitions, infectious agents, modes of transmission, case management, and prevention, it added.
The NIH highlighted national and international public health events like Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (Naegleria fowlery) and heat stroke as national while Ebola Virus Disease may be a threat for any of the country or region in future.