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| Archive Number |
20020515.4207 |
| Published Date |
15-MAY-2002 |
| Subject |
PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update: May 2002 |
CHOLERA, DIARRHEA & DYSENTERY UPDATE: MAY 2002
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In this issue:
Africa
[1] Nigeria
[2] Ghana
[3] WER Notifications
Asia
[4] India
[1] Nigeria
Date: 7 May 2002 5:16 PM EST
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source: Xinhua News Agency (edited)
Cholera Kills 10 in Southeast Nigeria
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A Cholera outbreak has claimed lives of 10 people in Abbare village of Lau
district in Taraba State, southeast Nigeria, announced Philip Duwe, health
commissioner of Taraba State in Jalingo, state capital of Taraba.
The district government sought the state government's intervention as a
result of the huge financial requirement to tackle the problem, Duwe said,
adding that a local official had noted "that the disease is spreading and
might claim more lives."
The commissioner said as soon as the matter was reported to the government,
the state government released 1.7 million naira (about $14 500 US) to the
district government. The money, he said, was used to procure drugs,
antiseptics, and other consumables needed to stem the spread of the
epidemic as well as to pay allowances to health officials and other logistics.
The health official noted that the intervention was effective and no case
of death had again been reported, while patients admitted in the hospitals
had been recovered and gone home.
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[2] Ghana
Date: Weds 8 May 2002 4:22 PM EST
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source: AllAfrica.com (edited)
Hospital Trying to Contain Cholera
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Officials at the District Hospital at Cape Coast are making efforts to
contain an outbreak of cholera following 30 reported new cases in the midst
of the acute water shortage facing the area.
Dr. Yaw Ofori Yeboah, the Municipal Director of Health Services, said
though the hospital has been recording cholera cases over the years, the
situation has now become alarming in view of the water crisis.
Dr. Yeboah said 12 cases were recorded at the Hospital on 5 and 6 May 2002
while 18 cases were recorded between January and March, but there were no
deaths so far.
He said most of the new the cases were from Komenda, with a few from within
Cape Coast, and that the regional health directorate had supplied enough
intravenous infusion to the unit to help contain the outbreak.
Dr. Yeboah called on the public to boil drinking water, since people use
water from all types of sources, and further advised food vendors to sell
under hygienic conditions to prevent contamination.
The water crisis, which hit Cape Coast and its surrounding towns, worsened
a month later when the Kakum river that flows into the Brimsu dam dried up,
resulting in a halt in the production and distribution of water by the
Ghana Water Company Limited.
Last year, a total of 832 cholera cases with 7 deaths were recorded at the
hospital with 392 of the cases coming from Komenda.
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[3] WER Notifications
Date: 9 May 2002
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source: WER Cholera Notifications May 2002 [edited]
http://www.who.int/wer/pdf/2002/wer7719.pdf
Notifications of diseases received from 3-9 May 2002
Cholera Cases / Deaths
Africa
Comoros
8-21 Apr 159 / 9
22-28 Apr 63 / 3
DR Congo
4-17 Mar 1 226 / 73
Malawi
1 Jan 30 Mar 21 892 / 681
Somalia
12 Mar 26 Apr 865 / 47
South Africa
1 Aug 2001 18 Apr 2002 15 077 / 28
Uganda
1-7 Apr 30 / 1
8-14 Apr 15 / 1
Zambia
1 Jan 21 Apr 339 / 12
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[4] India
Date: 8 May 2002 10:52 PM
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source: Hoover's Online (edited)
<http://hoovnews.hoovers.com/fp.asp?layout=displaynews&doc_id=NR20020509670.2_f8900005f7903646>
182 confirmed cholera cases in Delhi
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The number of cholera cases in New Delhi has been rising steadily. As of
now there are 182 confirmed cases. Last year in the corresponding period
only about 70 cases had been reported.
The incidence of gastroenteritis, however, seems to be on the decline.The
toll up to 8 May 2002 is 14 810. Last year the figure around this time of
the year was much higher.
An MCD health officer said, “We are not particularly alarmed by the number
of cholera cases. Of course, when we compare with last year's figures it
looks as though an epidemic has broken out. In May 2001, a large number of
cases were reported. We do not expect so many cases this year so hopefully
the figures of the 2 years would even out by the end of the month."
On Tuesday, the city health ministry directed the civic agencies to obtain
more samples of drinking water from unauthorized colonies, slum clusters,
resettlement colonies and also chlorinate all tube wells.
The health minister expressed concern over the increasing cases of cholera
and directed the staff of the MCD and Delhi Jal Board to obtain at least
600 samples between them. He said the civic agencies should make sure no
cut fruits were sold in the city.
He said last week 15 water trolleys, 25 sugarcane crushers, 405 carts, 3357
kg of unhygienic food and 5746 kg of dirty ice had been seized.
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[see also:
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update: Mar 2002 20020310.3724
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update: Jan 2002 20020120.3329
2001
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Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update: Feb 2001 20010219.0320
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update: Jul 2001 20010702.1268
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update: Sep 2001 20010928.2370
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update: Nov 2001 20011120.2848]
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