Published Date: 2009-07-09 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2009 (18)
Archive Number: 20090709.2469
CHOLERA, DIARRHEA & DYSENTERY UPDATE 2009 (18)
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Asia
[1] Cholera - Pakistan (North-West Frontier Province)
[2] Diarrhea, fatal - Nepal (Midwestern Region)
[3] Cholera - India (Gujarat)
[4] Cholera - India (Karnataka)
[5] Diarrhea, fatal - Indonesia (West Sulawesi)
[6] Diarrhea, fatal - Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
Africa
[7] Cholera, prison - Swaziland (Lubombo)
[8] Cholera - Swaziland (Mbabane)
[9] Cholera - Kenya
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[1] Cholera - Pakistan (North-West Frontier Province)
Date: Sun 5 Jul 2009
Source: XinHuaNet [edited]
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/05/content_11657410.htm>
At least 8 people died, and scores of others have been admitted in
hospitals following a cholera outbreak in a district of northwestern
Pakistan, health authorities said Sunday [5 Jul 2009]. The private
NNI news agency quoted Dr. Muhammad Aslam, executive health officer
of the Dera Ismail Khan district, as saying that a team of doctors
had been sent to the area with vaccines, and the health department
was ready to face the challenge, adding that more vaccination would
be sent to the area if needed.
Aslam said that about 800 locals of the Naivela Union Council of the
Dera Ismail Khan district had not received vaccination due to
shortage of vaccine. He added that the reason behind the outbreak was
unhygienic water and scorching heat.
In most parts of the Dera Ismail Khan district, power remains
suspended for nearly 14 to 16 hours, and tube wells in the area are
also closed, locals residents were quoted as saying. The NNI said
that the residents complained that they were compelled to drink
polluted water and feared that cholera could break out in other parts
of the district.
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ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
[Dera Ismail Khan is one of the 24 districts in the North-West
Frontier Province of Pakistan. The capital of the district is the
town of Dera Ismail Khan. In Pakistan, it is often abbreviated to D.
I. Khan. A map of Pakistan showing the location of the province,
which borders both Afghanistan and India, can be found at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/pakistan.pdf>. D.
I. Khan is located in the extreme south of the province. - Mod.LL]
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[2] Diarrhea, fatal - Nepal (Midwestern Region)
Date: Tue 7 Jul 2009
Source: Nepal News [edited]
<http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2009/jul/jul07/news06.php>
Jajarkot, a remote Midwestern district, remains gripped by a diarrhea
epidemic, with the death toll reaching 65 by Tuesday morning [7 Jul
2009]. According to latest reports, 5 additional deaths were reported
in Salma, a remote village. The news of these deaths came days later.
The reports of diarrhea deaths in Jajorkot have continued to come to
light over the past few days. Though local authorities said medical
teams have been dispatched to the affected areas, the diarrhea
epidemic has worsened.
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
[The etiology of the outbreak is not stated and may be either
bacterial dysentery or cholera. Jajorkot district in the central part
of the Midwestern Region can be found on a map at:
<http://ncthakur.itgo.com/map04.htm>. - Mod.LL]
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[3] Cholera - India (Gujarat)
Date: Thu 9 Jul 2009
Source: Times of India [edited]
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Surat/City-reports-4-new-cholera-cases/articleshow/4759375.cms>
Four new patients diagnosed with cholera have been admitted to New
Civil Hospital in Surat, taking the number of patients to 22 on
Wednesday [8 Jul 2009].
Of the 22 cholera patients reported in the past one month, more than
half are from Udhana zone of Surat Municipal Corporation, which has
done little to curb the disease despite repeated demands from locals
to carry out sanitation drives.
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ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
[Gujarat province is located in westernmost India, bordering
Pakistan, and can be found on a map at:
<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/India_Gujarat_locator_map.svg/543px-India_Gujarat_locator_map.svg.png>.
- Mod.LL]
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[4] Cholera - India (Karnataka)
Date: Mon 29 Jun 2009
Source: The Times of India [edited]
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Hubli/5-die-due-to-cholera-30-being-treated/articleshow/4717352.cms>
Cholera is spreading through Tumkur city rapidly, with 5 reported to
have died due to the illness and with 30 people being treated at
different hospitals. As the illness spread through the extensions of
Indira Nagar and SLN Nagar of Kathysandra of the city last week, the
district hospital doctor confirmed the deaths of 3 on Friday [26 Jun
2009] and 2 others on Saturday [27 Jun 2009].
Nearly 10 persons suffering from cholera were admitted to the
district hospital and are being treated for the disease. Others from
this area are also admitted to private hospitals.
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ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
[Tumkur is a city in the southwestern Indian province of Karnataka.
The province can be found on a map of the country at:
<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/IndiaKarnataka.png>.
- Mod.LL]
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[5] Diarrhea, fatal - Indonesia (West Sulawesi)
Date: Sat 13 Jun 2009
Source: The Jakarta Post [edited]
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/13/diarrhea-kills-nine-polewali-mandar.html>
Diarrhea has spread rapidly in Polewali Mandar (Polman) regency,
killing at least 9 people in the past 2 weeks. The Polman Health
Agency recorded 1200 cases of diarrhea in the regency, forcing it to
declare an emergency situation in Luyo district, which had 396 cases
with 5 fatalities.
"Most victims were sent too late to the hospital for medical
treatment," agency head Ayub Ali said Friday [12 Jun 2009]. He said
besides Luyo, diarrhea was also prevalent in other districts,
including Mapilli, Campalagian and Wonomulyo.
From October to December 2008, the agency recorded 2800 cases of
diarrhea in the districts, with 28 people succumbing to the disease.
Ayub said his agency had conducted several activities to prevent the
disease from spreading, such as opening medical posts, providing
medical treatment, chlorinating residents' wells and advising people
on healthy living. "The problem is residents are still consuming
contaminated river water. It's difficult to chlorinate the river."
Meanwhile, head of disease control at the Polman Health Agency
Hartini said diarrhea was on the rise due to the unhealthy habits of
the residents, such as drinking water that had been taken from river
or wells without boiling it first.
[Byline: Andi Hajramurni]
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
[The etiology (or etiologies) for this outbreak are not stated.
Polewali Mandar is one of the 5 regencies in the province of West
Sulawesi, Indonesia. A map of Indonesia can be found at:
<http://www.mapsofworld.com/indonesia/maps/map-of-indonesia.jpg>. - Mod.LL]
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[6] Diarrhea, fatal - Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)
Date: Wed 10 Jun 2009
Source: The Jakarta Post [edited]
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/10/5-die-diarrhea-emergency-declared.html>
Alor regency administration in East Nusa Tenggara declared Tuesday [9
Jun 2009] an emergency situation after 5 residents died of diarrhea
in West Kalondama village in the past 4 days. Alor Health Agency head
Yulius Plaikol said his agency had sent a team to the village to
prevent the disease from spreading to neighboring villages.
"At least 17 residents suffered diarrhea, 5 of whom died." He said
the disease was mostly due to poor sanitation.
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Susan Baekeland
[The etiology (or etiologies) for this outbreak are not stated.
The province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia can be found at:
<http://www.mapsofworld.com/indonesia/maps/map-of-indonesia.jpg>. - Mod.LL]
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[7] Cholera, prison - Swaziland (Lubombo)
Date: Tue 7 Jul 2009
Source: The Swazi Observer [edited]
<http://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=5583>
Following reports of a cholera outbreak in Big Bend prison, acting
commissioner of correctional services Isaiah Ntshangase has visited
the centre on a health assessment mission. In a brief interview
yesterday [6 Jul 2009], Ntshangase said 10 people at Big Bend prison
have been diagnosed with cholera. Six of these are prison officers,
while the remaining are inmates. The number of people to have
contracted cholera at the prison has just recently shot up. Just
recently, only 4 correctional staffers had been positively identified
as having the disease, while 2 inmates had been diagnosed.
Currently, a tanker is used for water supply at the prison instead of
running water, and this has raised concern that the use of portable
instead of running water may further exacerbate the situation.
[Byline: Hlengiwe Ndlovu]
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
[Big Bend prison is located in the eastern Swaziland province of
Lubombo; see map at:
<http://www.mapsofworld.com/swaziland/maps/swaziland-map.jpg>. The
location of land-locked Swaziland can be found on a map at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/southafr.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
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[8] Cholera - Swaziland (Mbabane)
Date: Thu 2 Jul 2009
Source: The Swazi Observer [edited]
<http://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=5493>
A 5-year-old child has died of cholera in an outbreak in Mndobandoba
and Mahlabaneni areas, Minister of Health Bennedict Xaba revealed.
Eight new cases have been reported in the area, bringing to 16 the
number of reported cases.
Addressing Members of Parliament in the House of Assembly, the
Minister said although they were yet to undertake further tests at
Mbabane Government Hospital on the child's issue, preliminary results
from Good Shepherd Hospital were that cholera was the cause of death.
"It was found that residents source their water from the nearby Great
Usuthu River, which is contaminated. We're presently working hard to
provide a clean water supply to Bholi Clinic, being used by the
community and generally the whole of Nkilongo constituency," he said.
[Byline: Njabulo Dlamini]
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ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
[Mbabane province is in northwestern Swaziland and shares a border
with the above mentioned Lubombo province as seen on a map at:
<http://www.mapsofworld.com/swaziland/maps/swaziland-map.jpg>. - Mod.LL]
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[9] Cholera - Kenya
Date: Wed 8 Jul 2009
Source: Independent Online [edited]
<http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20090708192157633C287951>
The number of Kenyans who have died since the start of 2009 in a
cholera outbreak has risen to 89, the Red Cross Society said on
Wednesday [8 Jul 2009], warning water shortages could spread the
disease to Nairobi.
Kenya Red Cross Society spokesperson Titus Mungou said that since the
1st case was reported in the western Nyanza province in late December
2008, a total of 4000 cases and 89 deaths were confirmed. He added
that water shortages across the country had led many people,
including in the capital, to buy water, often from unreliable sources.
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ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
[A map of Kenya can be found at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/kenya.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
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