Published Date: 2006-07-14 00:00:00
Subject: PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2006 (29)
Archive Number: 20060714.1938

CHOLERA, DIARRHEA & DYSENTERY UPDATE 2006 (29)
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In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Ghana (Central Region)
Asia
[2] Cholera - India (Gujarat)
[3] Cholera - India (Delhi)
[4] Cholera - Worldwide - WHO WER notifications
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[1] Cholera - Ghana (Central Region)
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source: GhanaWeb [edited]
<http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/regional/artikel.php?ID=107109>

Dr Nii Adjetey, Assin North District Director of Health Services, on Mon,
10 Jul 2006, deplored the insanitary conditions under which most food
vendors operate within the district. He said this had resulted in an
outbreak of cholera within the district, with 40 cases including the death
of a person, recorded within the past 2 weeks.
Dr Adjetey therefore advised the public to desist from buying food from
such vendors and asked the women to ensure clean and healthy surroundings
both at home and where they sell their wares. He stressed that they should
desist from exposing food items to flies and dust.
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A map of Ghana showing the Central Region west of Accra and bordering on
the Gulf of Guinea can be found at:
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[2] Cholera - India (Gujarat)
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source: Ahmedabad Newsline [edited]
<http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=192576>

Four more cholera cases were reported positive after tests, taking the
total count of cholera-affected in Chhani village to 9. Those reported to
be suffering from the disease were residents of susceptible areas like
Bhathuji Nagar, Swaminarayan Faliya, Anjana Farm, as were the earlier
cases. However, health officials said that the patients were not in a
critical condition and were stable.
Chhani Nagarpalika administrator Kiran Desai said that the village was
declared cholera-hit by Vadodara collector Rajiv Topno, in view of the
health situation. Caused by a failure in the functioning of the
chlorination plant and leakages in the water network, the situation in the
village had aggravated with around 100-odd patients seeking treatment at
the Chhani Community Health Center on Mon, 10 Jul 2006.
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[A map of India highlighting the state of Gujarat bordering on Pakistan and
the Indian Ocean can be found at:
<http://www.oxfam.org.au/world/sthasia/india/indiafloods.gif> - Mod.LL]
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[3] Cholera - India (Delhi)
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2006
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source: NewKerala.com [edited]
<http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=21255>

With cholera cases on an increase in the national capital and 550 such
cases being reported so far in 2006, Delhi government today, 11 Jul 2006,
held a high-level meeting of officials from various civic agencies and
railways to review the situation.
As many as 30 cases of cholera were reported in the week up to 7 Jul 2006,
taking the total number of cases of the disease up to 550, said Health
Minister Yoganand Shastri, who chaired the meeting.
Delhi Government conducted 92 raids during the week in question, in which
440 430 kg contaminated food and 435 307 kg sub-standard ice was seized, he
said. A total of 1347 water trolleys were checked and action was taken
against 190 of them. Action was also taken against 50 sugarcane crushers
and 283 food stalls.
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[A map of India showing New Delhi in the north can be found at
<http://www.pnm.my/mtcp/images/maps/India-map.jpg> - Mod.LL]
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[4] Cholera - Worldwide - WHO WER Notifications
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006
From: Marianne Hopp <mjhopp12@yahoo.com>
Source: WHO Epidemiological Record [edited]
<http://www.who.int/wer/2006/wer8128/en/index.html>

Notifications of cholera received from 7 to 13 Jul 2006
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Country / Dates / Cases / Deaths
Africa
Angola 24 Jun-4 Jul 2006/ 1168/ 39
Congo DR 5-11 Jun 2006/ 177/ 0
Zimbabwe 22 May-18 Jun 2006/ 84/ 5
Americas
USA 21-30 May 2006/ 1(i)/ 0
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[ProMED would like more information regarding the American imported case
reported above, including where the case occurred, the cholera type, and
the source country. - Mod.LL]

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