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Volume 30, Number 9—September 2024
Research

Use of Open-Source Epidemic Intelligence for Infectious Disease Outbreaks, Ukraine, 2022

Anjali Kannan, Rosalie Chen, Zubair Akhtar, Braidy Sutton, Ashley QuigleyComments to Author , Margaret J. Morris, and C. Raina MacIntyre
Author affiliation: University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Table 3

Comparison of cases extracted from outbreak reports collected by EPIWATCH and by formal surveillance during Russia’s invasion for the 8 most frequently reported diseases, Ukraine, February 24–July 31, 2022*

Disease No. cases obtained from EpiWatch No. cases reported by government or other surveillance
COVID-19
 7,338
 COVID-19 surveillance in Ukraine ceased in February 2022 (18).
Cholera
 10,015
 None. The WHO situation report from June 22, 2022, mentions increased social media publications about the threat of cholera, and the report from June 29, 2022, mentions the detection of non-O1 Vibrio cholerae environmental samples; however, no case numbers were reported (19,20). In December 2022, WHO published a 2022 global situational summary report on cholera; however, it did not mention of cases of cholera in Ukraine (21).
Botulism 32 51 cases were reported by the WHO Health Cluster Ukraine in the first 6 months of 2022 (22).
Tuberculosis 5,647 113 cases were reported by the WHO Health Cluster Ukraine in the Rivne Oblast for the first quarter of 2022, with a last update on April 2022 (23).
HIV + AIDS
 4,333
 None. The cessation of HIV/AIDS surveillance has not officially been announced; no government or other reporting was found.
Rabies None. The cessation of rabies surveillance has not officially been announced; no government or other reporting was found.
Human 13
Animal
 20
Salmonellosis
 57
 None. The cessation of salmonellosis surveillance has not officially been announced; no government or other reporting was found.
Diphtheria 2 2 cases were reported by the WHO Health Cluster Ukraine, with last update in April 2022 (22).

*EPIWATCH (https://www.epiwatch.org) statistics are for total cases in the entire country and not specific oblasts. WHO, World Health Organization.

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