Published Date: 2007-12-31 18:00:15
Subject: PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2007 (67)
Archive Number: 20071231.4200
CHOLERA, DIARRHEA & DYSENTERY UPDATE 2007 (67)
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In this update:
Asia
[1] Cholera - Iraq: WHO Report
[2] Dysentery, amoebic, institution - Taiwan: (Kaohsiung)
Africa
[3] Cholera - Congo DR: (North Kivu)
[4] Cholera - Malawi
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[1] Cholera - Iraq: WHO Report
Date: Thu 27 Dec 2007
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA), ReliefWeb, WHO report [edited]
<http://reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-7AAJ2B?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=irq>
New laboratory-confirmed cholera cases reported during 10-16 Dec 2007 (week 51)
- Baghdad: no report was received this week
- Kirkuk: 0 of 24 samples tested positive. For the 3rd week in a row
no cholera case was reported from Kirkuk.
- Sulaymaniyah: no report was received this week
- Ninewa: during the period 9 Sep 2007-16 Dec 2007, 21 837 acute
diarrhea cases were reported, 15 570 stool samples tested for
cholera, and only 5 tested positive for _Vibrio cholerae_
- Erbil: 0 of 50 samples tested positive
- Diyala: 0 (number of samples tested not reported)
Total new cases: 0
Overview and pattern of transmission in Baghdad Province
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During week 51, no report was received from Baghdad, therefore, the
cumulative number of laboratory confirmed cases remained as reported
at 127 cases. Data provided from Baghdad are neither complete nor
timely; therefore, reported cholera cases may underestimate the real
situation. What is reported from Baghdad seems to be the tip of the
iceberg. There is a noticeable relaxation in the surveillance system
in all affected provinces including Baghdad.
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[The full report can be found at
<http://reliefweb.int/rw/RWFiles2007.nsf/FilesByRWDocUnidFilename/LSGZ-7AAJ2B-Full_Report.pdf/$File/Full_Report.pdf>
It contains these updated statistics on laboratory-confirmed cholera in Iraq:
Province / Districts Affected / Date 1st case / Date most recent case
reported / Deaths / Confirmed
Kirkuk / 5 / 14 Aug 2007 / 1 Dec 2007 / 5 / 3007
Sulaymaniyah / 13 / 23 Aug 2007 / 17 Nov 2007 / 14 / 1238
Erbil / 6 / 5 Sep 2007 / 22 Nov 2007 / 0 / 256
Dahuk / 4 / 7 Sep 2007 / 28 Oct 2007 / 0 / 6
Tikrit / 3 / 12 Sep 2007 / 7 Oct 2007 / 0 / 5
Mosul (Ninewa) / 3 / 15 Sep 2007 / 15 Nov 2007 / 1 / 5
Baghdad-Resafa / 3 / 19 Sep 2007 / 1 Dec 2007 / 3 / 127
Basra / 2 / 19 Sep 2007 / 2 Oct 2007 / 0 / 2
Wasit / 1 / 20 Sep 2007 / 20 Sep 2007 / 0 / 3
Anbar / 1 / 3 Oct 2007 / 3 Oct 2007 / 1 / 2
Diyala / 3 / 3 Oct 2007 / 3 Oct 2007 / 0 / 15
Total confirmed cases: 4666
Total deaths reported: 24
Additionally, it contains an updated map showing cholera-affected
districts of Iraq as of 23 Dec 2007, which can be seen at
<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Sa.nsf/luFullMap/6E7928DE9CA3F2CA852573BE0057195C/$File/who_EP_irq071224.pdf?OpenElement>.
Baghdad has had most of the cases over the past few weeks of the
outbreak. - Mod.LL]
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[2] Dysentery, amoebic, institution - Taiwan: (Kaohsiung)
Date: Wed 26 Dec 2007
Source: The China Post, Central News Agency Report [edited]
<http://www.chinapost.com.tw/health/2007/12/26/136461/Amoebic-dysentery.htm>
Health officials of the Kaohsiung county government said yesterday
[25 Dec 2007] 14 patients in a mental institution in the southern
Taiwan county of Kaohsiung are suspected to have been infected with
amoebic dysentery.
The officials said that they were informed 19 Dec 2007 by Hualien
County that 9 patients from Kaohsiung's Liang Jen Hospital who were
recently transferred to a Yuli sanatorium in the county had a high
level of _Entamoeba histolytica_ antibodies in their blood. Further
tests showed that 3 out of the 9 have been infected with the disease.
The officials said that they immediately began disinfection work at
Liang Jen Hospital and conducted tests on 105 patients. 14 of the
patients were suspected to have been infected, although they have
shown no symptoms of diarrhea. Stool samples of the 14 patients will
be collected 3 times within the next week to determine whether they
have been infected, the officials said.
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[Amoebiasis is not uncommon in institutions. Kaohsiung is in the
southwestern part of the island of Taiwan and can be found on a map at
<http://www.mapsofworld.com/taiwan/maps/taiwan-map.jpg>. - Mod.LL]
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[3] Cholera - Congo DR: (North Kivu)
Date: Thu 27 Dec 2007
Source: Afrol News [edited]
<http://www.afrol.com/articles/27608>
A total of 5 people have reportedly succumbed to an outbreak of
cholera in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Rutshuru town.
Rutshuru, which lies north of Goma, has become a center of heavy
fighting between rebels and government forces in recent times.
The outbreak has erupted among the town's displaced people. And
according to health officials, at least 1300 people have so far been
affected by the outbreak. Health experts linked the outbreak to lack
of drinking water and pit latrines in refugee camps in Rutshuru.
Humanitarian workers had earlier warned against the emergence of
health in Rutshuru and Masisi.
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[North Kivu is located in the northeastern part of the country and
can be found on a map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/drcongo.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
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[4] Cholera - Malawi
Date: Mon 24 Dec 2007
Source: The Daily Times [edited]
<http://www.dailytimes.bppmw.com/article.asp?ArticleID=7724>
The UN (United Nations) has said it is concerned with annual cholera
outbreaks in Malawi, which are costly for the country. World Health
Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
representative, Ben Chandiyamba, made the remarks in Nkhata Bay on
Sat 22 Dec 2007, during the official launch of 2007-8 cholera
campaign.
By 16 Dec 2007, the country has registered 291 cases of cholera with
8 deaths. Nsanje, with 154 cases, reported the highest number,
trailed by Blantyre with 54 cases. Other districts affected were
Nkhotakota, Mulanje, Thyolo, and Chikwawa.
2006's rainy season recorded 309 cases, which resulted in 6 deaths.
[Byline: Wanagwa Tembo]
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[A map of the southeastern African country of Malawi can be found at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/malawi.pdf>.
Nsanje and Blantye, where most of the cases were reported, are
located in the Southern Region.
The outbreaks discussed in this update can also be located on the
HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map at
<http://www.healthmap.org/promed>. - Mod.LL]
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