Published Date: 2011-08-30 15:56:21
Subject: PRO/EAFR> Cholera - Congo Republic (02)
Archive Number: 20110830.228408
CHOLERA - CONGO REPUBLIC (02)
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Date: Mon 29 Aug 2011
Source: All Headline News (AHN), Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) [edited]
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90058527?Cholera%20outbreak%20claims%2020%20lives%20in%20Congo
Cholera has killed 20 people among 341 infected in Congo since an outbreak began in June [2011], officials said.
The outbreak is thought to have spread from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Two of the fatalities occurred in Brazzaville, said Director-General of Health Alexis Elira Dokekias. Most cases were reported in the northern areas of Likouala and Cuvette, notably along the Congo River, which marks the border with DRC, where a cholera epidemic that began in March 2011 has killed 300 people out of 3000 cases.
Dokekias said health authorities had responded to the outbreak by increasing free medical care and sentinel surveillance as well as encouraging better hygiene in affected areas.
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[Cholera cases in the Republic of Congo have increased by 160, while the deaths have increased by 14 since our last update on the outbreak 5 weeks ago (see ProMED EAFR report 20110724.226042). The outbreak spread to the Congo Republic from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and more cases continue to be reported along the Congo river, indicating continued use of contaminated water from the river. Health education needs to be intensified, and the communities need to be facilitated to treat their water if transmission is to be contained.
The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of the Republic of Congo is available athttp://healthmap.org/r/01x0. An administrative map showing the 12 departments in the country can be seen athttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo. - Mod.JFW]
See Also
Cholera - Congo Republic: WHO 20110724.226042Cholera - Congo DR (06): WHO 20110723.226041
Cholera - Congo DR (05) 20110721.225943
Cholera - Ethiopia: susp. 20110717.225753
Cholera - Congo DR (04) 20110715.225687
Cholera - Ghana (13): (Central) 20110714.225566
Cholera - Cameroon (06) 20110710.225350
Cholera - Nigeria (10): (Plateau) 20110630.224868
Cholera - Cameroon (05) 20110630.224867
Cholera - Nigeria (09): (Niger), confirmed 20110625.224562
Cholera - Cameroon (04): (North) 20110623.224466
Cholera - Cote d'Ivoire (04): (Abidjan) 20110621.224295
Cholera - Niger: (Tillaberi) 20110620.224197
Cholera - Congo DR (03): (Budandu) 20110618.224043
Cholera - Ghana (12) 20110612.223505
Cholera - Cote d'Ivoire (03): (Abidjan) 20110612.223483
Cholera - Cameroon (03): nationwide update 20110611.223478
Cholera - Nigeria (08): (Adamawa) susp, RFI 20110610.223396
Cholera - Zimbabwe (07): (Manicaland) 20110609.223393
Cholera - Uganda: (Hoima) susp, RFI 20110607.223117
Cholera - Nigeria (07): (Abia) susp. 20110602.222848
Cholera - Nigeria (06): (Abia) susp. 20110601.222697
Cholera - Somalia (02): Mogadishu 20110531.222482
Cholera - Cameroon (02): nationwide update 20110529.222455
Cholera - Mozambique: (Maputo) 20110503.221703
Cholera - Cameroon: nationwide update 20110502.221659
Cholera - Zimbabwe (06): (Manicaland) 20110502.221658
Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery (02) - Somalia 20110428.221508
Cholera - Congo DR (02): (Orientale) 20110413.220970
Cholera - Nigeria (05): (Taraba) susp. 20110408.220718
Cholera - Zimbabwe (04): (Masvingo) RFI 20110407.220677
Cholera - Ghana (11): (Central) 20110402.220489
Cholera - Ghana (10): (Eastern) 20110331.220420
Cholera - Congo DR: (Orientale) 20110327.220252
Cholera - Burundi: (Bururi) 20110322.220094
Cholera - Ghana (09): 20110320.220028
Cholera - Ghana (08): (Greater Accra) 20110318.219947
Cholera - Somalia: (Mogadishu) 20110312.219671
Cholera - Ghana (07): (Greater Accra) 20110311.219623
Cholera - Ghana (06) 20110309.219532
Cholera - Ghana (05): (Eastern) 20110305.219333
Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery - Somalia 20110228.219036
Cholera - Ghana (04): (spread) 20110224.218808
Cholera - Cote d'Ivoire (02): (Lagunes) 20110221.218538
Cholera - Ghana (03): (Greater Accra) 20110214.218175
Cholera - Nigeria (03): (Kogi) 20110211.218069
Cholera - Ghana (02): (Greater Accra) 20110209.217943
Cholera - Cote d'Ivoire: (Abidjan) 20110207.217845
Cholera - Nigeria (02): (Kano) 20110207.217844
Cholera - Zambia (02): (Southern) 20110203.217836
Cholera - Ghana: (Greater Accra, Central) 20110203.217835
Cholera - Cote d'Ivoire: (Abidjan) 20110203.217834
Cholera - Zimbabwe (03) 20110127.217664
Cholera - Zimbabwe (02): (Manicaland) 20110116.217208
Cholera - Nigeria: (Niger state) 20110116.217207
Cholera - Tanzania 2011 (01): Dar es Salaam 20110108.216933
Cholera - Zambia 2011 (01) 20110108.216930
Cholera - Zimbabwe 2011 (01): Harare 20110108.216929
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