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CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2009 (27)
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In this update:
Asia
[1] Cholera, diarrhea - Papua New Guinea (Madang)
[2] Cholera - Nepal (Midwestern)
Africa
[3] Cholera, diarrhea - Kenya (Coast)
[4] Cholera - Cameroon (North, Extreme North)
[5] Cholera - Uganda (Bugiri)
[6] Cholera - Uganda (Kampala)
[7] Cholera - Tanzania (Tanga)
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[1] Cholera, diarrhea - Papua New Guinea (Madang)
Date: Mon 2 Nov 2009
Source: The National [edited]
<http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/2448>
More than 190 people have been affected by acute watery dysentery while
another 8 people, including a child, have been confirmed infected with
cholera in Madang province.
Provincial health coordinator, Markus Katchau, yesterday [1 Nov 2009]
declared a dysentery and cholera outbreak in the province during a press
conference attended by provincial health authorities and partners. Mr
Katchau said that out of the 15 stool samples sent for laboratory testing,
8 had presumptive evidence of cholera. He said he had also received reports
that 17 people in the Usino-Bundi electorate were admitted and treated at
different health facilities in the district, while other districts in the
province were taking precautionary measures.
He said that 14 people believed to be students at Brahman High School in
the Usino-Bundi electorate had been diagnosed with acute watery dysentery
while another 3 were also diagnosed at Sausi sub-health centre. He said one
of them died while another was referred to Lae's Angau Hospital.
[byline: Jeffrey Elapa]
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[2] Cholera - Nepal (Midwestern)
Date: Sun 1 Nov 2009
Source: Republica [edited]
<http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=11333>
A study by the Central Department of Statistics has vindicated the claims
of health officials who said open defecation was one of the major reasons
of cholera outbreak in the west that claimed around 400 lives. The study
showed only 16.8 per cent households in the Midwestern region use toilets,
well below the national average, which itself is dismal at 23.3 per cent.
The cholera outbreak, which started from Jajarkot district in the
Midwestern region in April [2009], had claimed around 300 lives in the
region including 154 in Jajarkot alone.
The department, however, put access to drinking water in the region at a
relatively good state. Organizing an interaction in Nepalgunj, the
department said 44.3 per cent of people in the region have access to
drinking water, which is around the national average of 45 per cent.
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[3] Cholera, diarrhea - Kenya (Coast)
Date: Tue 3 Nov 2009
Source: AllAfrica, The Daily Nation report [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200911031047.html>
The government has stepped up a fight against an outbreak of waterborne
diseases in several parts of the Coast province in the aftermath of the
floods. Coast provincial medical officer [PMO] Dr Anisa Omar on Tuesday [3
Nov 2009] confirmed that 12 people have been admitted at Lamu district
hospital after contracting cholera. She, however, said the victims were in
stable condition after they received treatment at the public hospital.
At the same time, Dr Anisa said several people at Kanagoni in Magarini were
being treated by a team of medical personnel following an outbreak of diarrhea.
The PMO and a team of medical staff toured Kanagoni among other areas to
assess the situation. She noted that the areas affected by the outbreak of
water-borne diseases included Lamu, Magarini, and Tana Delta district.
[byline: Mathias Ringa]
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[4] Cholera - Cameroon (North, Extreme North)
Date: Sat 31 Oct 2009
Source: Agence France-Presse (AFP) [edited]
<http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h-dkZwJDEbFn0h7g9rjSPO8GHX1Q>
A cholera outbreak in Cameroon has killed 65 people and infected hundreds
since it started in September 2009, state media said on Friday [30 Oct 2009].
"Up to 27 Oct 2009, 407 cases (of cholera) were recorded (in northern parts
of the country), including 65 deaths," according to a government statement
in the state newspaper, the Cameroon Tribune. More than 60 per cent of
those who died did not go to hospital, the statement said.
Cholera outbreaks are common in northern Cameroon, especially during the
rainy season, the official said, but this year's [2009] has proved
particularly bad.
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provinces border on states in Nigeria where cholera is also a problem. The
HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Cameroon is available at
<http://healthmap.org/r/00Yv>. - Mod.LL]
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[5] Cholera - Uganda (Bugiri)
Date: Sun 1 Nov 2009
Source: Uganda Pulse [edited]
<http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/news.asp?about=Cholera+claims+8+in+Bugiri+&ID=13216>
The outbreak of cholera has claimed 8 lives in Bugiri district in just 10
days and about 45 others are hospitalized. The endemic broke out in the
area in September 2009. The 10 deaths reported now bring the number of
people who have died because of the outbreak to 23 within 2 months.
The Ministry of Health says cholera has cluttered mostly areas of Muwayo
trading center in Buluguyi Sub County. Dr Kirya Bulolo, the district
medical officer of Bugiri, says about 75 per cent of the people
hospitalized due to cholera outbreak are adults.
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[6] Cholera - Uganda (Kampala)
Date: Fri 30 Oct 2009
Source: Uganda Pulse [edited]
<http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/news.asp?about=More+cholera+victims+in+Kampala&ID=13194>
3 more people from Kampala have been hospitalized at Mulago Hospital
following an outbreak of cholera in Namuwongo, a suburb of Kampala.
Cholera broke out in Kampala at the beginning of October 2009. It has
killed 5 people since that time and many others are admitted at Mulago
Hospital.
The district director of health services, Joseph Senzoga, says cholera has
broken out in Kampala due to heavy rains.
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<http://healthmap.org/r/00UL>. - Mod.LL]
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[7] Cholera - Tanzania (Tanga region)
Date: Sun 1 Nov 2009
Source: Big Medicine [edited]
<http://www.bigmedicine.ca/africa.htm#1024_Death_toll_rises_as_cholera_spreads_>
An outbreak of cholera in northern Tanzania has continued to spread,
claiming 59 lives over the past 2 months. Health ministry officials
reported 60 new cases last week [week of 26 Oct 2009].
"We have recorded 3454 cases of cholera in Tanga region during the last 8
weeks," Nsachris Mwamaja, a spokesman for the health ministry said. He
added that the most affected area was in Handeni District, where health
officials have attributed the outbreak to ignorance of hygiene practices.
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<http://healthmap.org/r/00Zp>. - Mod.LL]
[see also:
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2009 (26) 20091023.3653
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2009 (25) 20091009.3500
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2009 (24) 20090930.3411
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2009 (23) 20090921.3319
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2009 (22) 20090913.3223
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2009 (21) 20090819.2939
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2009 (20) 20090724.2616
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2009 (10) 20090126.0355
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2009 (01) 20090102.0015
2008
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Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2008 (57) 20081231.4125
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2008 (50) 20081208.3854
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2008 (30) 20080702.2019
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2008 (10) 20080212.0563
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2008 (01) 20080104.0047
2007
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Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2007 (67) 20071231.4200
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2007 (60) 20071126.3824
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2007 (40) 20070924.3164
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2007 (20) 20070511.1509
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2007 (01) 20070105.0047
2006
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Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2006 (52) 20061229.3646
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2006 (50) 20061215.3528
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2006 (30) 20060724.2037
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2006 (10) 20060303.0675
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2006 (01) 20060106.0040]
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