| Acute respiratory infection |
Fever over 38°C, with at least one of the following symptoms:Cough; sore throat; thoracic pain; respiratory complaints; general alteration of state. |
| Malaria |
Fever during the last 24 hours plus Paracheck positive |
| Suspected case of cutaneous anthrax |
Development of a papular-vesicular skin lesion, moving rapidly towards the bottom with black eschar and peripheral oedema (2-6 days), following contact with a sick animal. |
| Suspected case of pertussis |
Irritating cough with inspiratory wheezing (whooping cough) of duration of at least one week. Often accompanied by expulsion of clear mucus and vomiting. |
| Acute watery diarrhoea |
At least 3 non-bloody stools with abnormal consistency every 24 hours. May be accompanied by one or more of the following symptoms:Abdominal cramps; fever; vomiting. |
| Suspected case of typhoid fever |
Fever over 39°C, lasting at least 3 days, with at least 2 of the following symptoms:Headache; abdominal pain; constipation or diarrhoea; vomiting; anorexia. |
| Acute bloody diarrhoea |
At least 3 bloody stools every 24 hours. May be accompanied by one or more of the following symptoms:Abdominal cramps; fever; vomiting. |
| Suspected case of acute flaccid paralysis* |
Relaxation of the muscles of the limbs with non-traumatic orgin, among children aged under 15 years. |
| Acute haemorrhagic fever syndrome* |
Fever lasting between 2-7 days, accompanied by one or more of the following symptoms:Headache; retro-orbital pain; myalgia; arthralgia;and one or more of the following symptoms:Rash and bleeding tendencies; petechiae; bruising; purpura; mucosal bleeding; haematemesis or melaena; thrombocytopenia (100,000 platelets per mm3 or less); Ascites (plasma leakage). |
| Suspected case of dengue |
Fever lasting between 2-7 days, accompanied by one or more of the following symptoms:Headache; retro-orbital pain; myalgia; arthralgia. |
| Febrile icteric syndrome |
Fever and jaundice, with absence of predisposing factors, which can be accompanied by one or more of the following signs:Haemorrhagic rash or purpura; epistaxis; haemoptysis; other bleeding symptoms. |
| Suspected case of meningococcal meningitis * |
Sudden onset of fever and stiff neck, with bulging fontanel among children aged under one year.Probable case: more turbid cerebro-spinal fluid or an epidemic in progress. |
| Suspected case of diphtheria* |
Acute pharyngitis or laryngitis, with one or more grey false membranes, accompanied by swelling of the neck and obstruction of the airways. |
| Suspected case of measles* |
Fever with non-pruritic maculopapular rash, with at least one of the following signs:Conjunctivitis ; rhinitis ; cough (oculo-nasal catarrh). |
| Suspected case of tetanus |
Painful muscular contractions, generalised spasms, stiffness, trismus, with history of injury or evidence of an entrance of infection. |
| Bite by suspected rabid animal * |
History of bite by suspected rabid animal, breathing difficulties, gasping interspersed with sighs and pauses, and hydrophobic spasms. |
