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Table 2 Discrepancies in IDSR data on selected infectious diseases in Upper East Region and two Districts from January 2012 to December 2013, Ghana

From: Evaluation of the integrated disease surveillance and response system for infectious diseases control in northern Ghana

 

2012

2013

Weekly

Monthly

Weekly

Monthly

Kassena Nankana East (KNE)

 

Suspected meningitis

135

68

0

0

Confirmed meningitis

43

0

0

4

Suspected cholera

42

51

0

0

Confirmed cholera

5

0

3

0

Suspected guinea worm

0

0

0

0

Confirmed guinea worm

0

0

0

0

Suspected poliomyelitis

0

0

0

0

Confirmed poliomyelitis

0

0

0

0

Kassena Nankana West (KNW)

 

Suspected meningitis

5

10

2

1

Confirmed meningitis

2

0

0

0

Suspected cholera

60

143

0

0

Confirmed cholera

4

0

0

0

Suspected guinea worm

0

0

1

0

Confirmed guinea worm

0

0

0

0

Suspected poliomyelitis

0

0

0

0

Confirmed poliomyelitis

0

0

0

0

Upper East Region (UER)

 

Suspected meningitis

397

392

88

6

Confirmed meningitis

141

34

24

15

Suspected cholera

102

257

2

23

Confirmed cholera

9

0

3

0

Suspected guinea worm

0

0

7

0

Confirmed guinea worm

0

0

0

0

Suspected poliomyelitis

0

0

0

3

Confirmed poliomyelitis

0

0

0

0