Published Date: 2006-06-17 00:00:00
Subject: PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2006 (25)
Archive Number: 20060617.1679

CHOLERA, DIARRHEA & DYSENTERY UPDATE 2006 (25)
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In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Sudan (Darfur)
[2] Cholera - Angola (Bie)
[3] Cholera - Angola (Namibe)
Asia
[4] Cholera, non-O1, wedding guests - Malaysia
[5] Cholera - Worldwide - WHO WER Notifications
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[1] Cholera - Sudan (Darfur)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006
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Source: Reuters [edited]
<http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-06-12T163505Z_01_COL259636_RTRUKOC_0_US-CHOLERA-OUTBREAK.xml&archived=False>

A cholera outbreak in Sudan has spread to the war-torn western Darfur
region, posing a serious threat to the 2.5 million living in squalid camps
in cramped conditions, a U.N. statement said. Cholera spreads rapidly in
close-knit populations. An outbreak that began in late Jan 2006 in south
Sudan has killed at least 516 people among more than 13 800 cases,
affecting 6 of the 10 southern states.
"The WHO in Nyala (south Darfur) confirmed 65 cases of acute watery
diarrhea," said a UN statement sent late on Sun, 11 Jun 2006. The
statement said an aid agency had confirmed a cholera fatality in Gereida,
in southeast Darfur, where almost 100 000 people have fled their homes to
seek safety in the town.
Three years of rape, pillage and murder in Darfur has herded much of the
population to crowded urban centers away from rural villages. Scarce food
supplies, a lack of healthcare and the upcoming rainy season make them more
vulnerable to the water-borne disease.
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[2] Cholera - Angola (Bie)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006
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Source: Angola Press [edited]
<http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=447704>

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006, in Kuito city, the head of The Department of Public
Health and Control of Endemic Diseases, Jose Augusto Goncalves, announced
that 3 new cholera cases were detected on the weekend in south Bie province
without claiming any lives. From the cases registered, 2 were already
discharged from hospital and the other is still receiving health care in
the cholera treatment centre of Bie's central hospital.
Until the present date, 38 cases were detected in the province from which
32 improved, 5 died and one continues hospitalised.
Apart from NGOs, local health authorities count on the aid of Medecins Sans
Frontieres of Belgium (MSF-B), for the supply of medicines and with the Red
Cross of Angola (CVA), for awareness campaigns.
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[3] Cholera - Angola (Namibe)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006
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Source: African News Dimension [edited]
<http://www.andnetwork.com/index?service=direct/0/Home/recent.fullStory&sp=l38728>

At least 51 new cases of cholera have been registered on Sun, 11 Jun 2006,
in southwestern Namibe province, an official source told ANGOP.
According to the provincial director of health, Pedro Viayayayuka, the
cases have been notified in the district of Namibe, with 20 cases, Tombwa
(17), Lucira commune (2) 5 de Abril suburb with 12 cases, totaling 51 cases
with 14 deaths throughout the coastal province. In order to contain the
disease, local health authorities are working with Doctors Without Borders
in the alerting of the population regarding the disease and prevention.
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[4] Cholera, non-O1, wedding guests - Malaysia
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006
From: Thomas Roesel <roesel@lycos.com>
Source: New Straits Times [edited]
<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Monday/National/20060612081741/Article/index_html>

A wedding feast landed some 60 people, including a 3-year-old girl, in a
hospital recently. The guests, who were among 300 who attended the wedding
on 31 May 2006 in Kampung Lepai, Langgar, have been diagnosed with
cholera. They are now quarantined in hospitals in Jitra and Yan here. The
bridal couple and their parents were spared, as their food was prepared
separately from that for the guests.
Health authorities were alerted after 2 guests sought treatment for signs
of food poisoning at the Alor Star Hospital on 1 Jun 2006. They tested
positive for cholera non-O1, a mild strain of the infection.
In Kuala Lumpur, Health Ministry disease control department director Datuk
Dr Ramlee Rahmat confirmed the case and said measures were being taken to
contain the spread of the disease. This included dispatching medical teams
to trace the guests at their homes. He said, "It is difficult to trace the
source as the food was prepared via gotong-royong [communally - Mod.LL].
"We've traced 300 guests, of which 60 tested positive, including 3 cases
today (11 Jun 2006). Their treatment will take at least a week. Some have
been discharged, while the rest are being treated," Dr Ramlee said.
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Thomas Roesel, MD, PhD
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[5] Cholera - Worldwide - WHO WER Notifications
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006
From: Marianne Hopp <mjhopp12@yahoo.com>
Source: WHO Epidemiological Record [edited]
<http://www.who.int/wer/2006/wer8124/en/index.html>

Notifications of cholera received from 9 to 15 Jun 2006
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Country/Dates/Cases/Deaths
Africa
Angola / 5-9 Jun 2006 / 1375 / 33
Liberia / 22 May-4 Jun 2006 / 48 / 0
Mozambique / 22 May-4 Jun 2006 / 90 / 0
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