Outbreak declaration and emergency response measures

Criteria for declaring an outbreak and vector control measures that are deployed in emergencies (ref Q49, 51)

Country	Criteria for outbreak declaration	Emergency vector control measures
Afghanistan	Yes there is no formal criteria, but if there was any new event then it will be considered as outbreak	awareness program and use of insecticides and distribution of nets
Bahrain	I don't know	adulticiding and larvicidng
Djibouti	No
Egypt
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Yes Based on the country situation, there have not yet been reported any local case so if there is occurred any local case, there will be outbreak.	SS and IRS
Iraq		vector control interventions are deployed in case of an emergency using different methods of control which includes :- chemical method biological method mechanical method source reduction personal protection health education
Jordan	No	Larviciding and Adulticiding
Kuwait
Lebanon	No
Libya	No	Outdoor spraying of adulticide. Using larvicide.
Morocco	No	Actions de lutte anti-vectorielle
Oman	Yes Local transmission of arboviral diseases ( e.g Dengue fever cases)	adulticide, larvicide, traps, environmental sanitation
Pakistan	Yes Since weekly disease trends are regularly monitored at health facilities mainly at tertiary care hospitals and when there is visible rise in cases, its considered as an outbreak. Every province has its own SOPS in this regard.	Space spraying, IRS and larval source elimination
Palestinian Territory
Qatar	No
Saudi Arabia	I don't know	it is done by the ministry of Miscibility and rural affairs
Somalia	Yes There is no specific criteria to declare outbreak in Somalia; outbreaks reporting is done through the IHR focal point	(i)In door residual spraying (ii)Fogging
Sudan		1) Resource reduction through house inspection and removal of aquatic stages including eggs scrubbing. 2) Indoor space spraying for adult knockdown.
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia	No	Adulticide and larvicide control interventions are deployed in case of an emergency.
United Arab Emirates	Yes one case with local transmission in the country is used as the threshold to declare an outbreak	not applicable
Yemen	Yes eIDEWS - Alert and outbreak thresholds	Larval source reduction. Indoor and outdoor space fogging. Community mobilization and awareness. Entomological surveillance. Indoor residual spraying - only in suitable and specified areas.