Published Date: 2005-03-04 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2005 (08)
Archive Number: 20050304.0662
CHOLERA, DIARRHEA & DYSENTERY UPDATE 2005 (08)
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In these updates:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Mozambique (Sofala)
[2] Cholera - Nigeria (Southwest)
Worldwide
[3] Cholera - WHO WER Notifications
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[1] Cholera - Mozambique (Sofala)
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source: XinHuaNet.com [edited]
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/02/content_2635886.htm>
Cholera poses bigger threat in central Mozambique
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With 4 new cases of cholera diagnosed over the weekend, the total
number of cases recorded in the central Mozambican province of Sofala
since late Jan 2005 has risen to 46, local media reported on Tue, 1
Mar 2005.
Although the disease has only claimed 1 life in the province so far,
the provincial health authorities described the situation as very
alarming. Health Director of the Marromeu district, where the new
cases occurred, Lopes Mangane expressed fears that because of the
rains, the disease may spread to other areas of the province, since
the continual downpours are worsening the already poor hygienic
conditions. Mussa Ibraimo, chief doctor in Beira, the provincial
capital, said that so far 15 activists have been working in
door-to-door prevention campaigns.
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[2] Cholera - Nigeria
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005
From: A-Lan Banks <a-Lan.Banks@thomson.com>
Source: Reuters AlertNet [edited]
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L01364001.htm>
At least 51 people have died and hundreds been hospitalized following
a major outbreak of cholera in southwestern Nigeria, health officials
said on Tue, 1 Mar 2005.
5 people died in the Owan East local government area of Edo state on
Sun, 27 Feb 2005 and 46 others died in the remote mining village of
Kusa, 110 km (68 miles) north of the city of Ibadan where the 1st
case was reported 11 days ago.
The deaths come 3 months after 50 people died in a similar outbreak
in Edo. Cases of the deadly disease have been on the increase in the
past year in Africa's most populous country, where most people live
on less than a dollar a day.
"It has been confirmed that 46 people, including children, died in
the outbreak of cholera in Kusa," Lekan Kolade, Oyo state Health
Ministry spokesman, said by phone from Ibadan.
More than 1600 Africans died of cholera in 2004, an intestinal
infection spread by contaminated food and water, according to the WHO
figures. WHO said 126 people died of the deadly infection in Nigeria,
the world's 8th biggest oil exporter, between Oct-Nov 2004. 50 of
the deaths were in Edo state and 76 in the northern city of Kano.
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[3]Cholera - Worldwide: WHO WER Notifications
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005
From: Marianne Hopp <mjhopp12@yahoo.com>
Source: WHO Epidemiological Record, 4 Mar 2005 [edited]
<http://www.who.int/wer/2005/wer8009/en>
Notifications of cholera received from 25 Feb to 3 Mar 2005
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country / dates / cases / deaths
Africa
Malawi 1 Jan - 20 Feb 2005/576/5
Tanzania 7 - 20 Feb 2005/61/1
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[It is interesting to see that none of these reports specifies the strain of
cholera involved, as if that has no epidemiological significance. If anyone
can give ProMED that information, it would be most welcome. - Mod.JW]
See Also
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Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2005 (01) 20050108.0060
2004
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Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2004 (36) 20041227.3421
Cholera - Singapore 20041018.2828
Cholera - Korea: alert 20040728.2063
Cholera - Japan 20040710.1849
Cholera - India (Calcutta) 20040428.1181
Cholera - South Africa (NW Province) 20040331.0879
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