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Warden Message: Mozambique Cholera Increase
Consular Affairs Bulletins
Sub-Saharan Africa - Mozambique
10 Dec 2007
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U.S. Embassy Maputo issued the following Warden Message on December 10:
The Mozambique Ministry of Health and local media outlets have reported an increase in cholera cases over the past few weeks. Health officials have reported cases in Quelimane, Beira, Cabo Delgado, Maputo Province and Maputo City. While Maputo and many areas of Mozambique encounter cholera cases annually, the Embassy reminds all American citizens of the importance of food and water preparation to prevent cholera and other water-borne illnesses.
Information on cholera is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/disea.../cholera_g.htm. Information on vaccinations and other health precautions, such as safe food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from the CDC?s hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747) or via the CDC?s website at http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx. For information about outbreaks of infectious diseases abroad consult the World Health Organization?s (WHO) web site at http://www.who.int/en. Further health information for travelers is available at http://www.who.int/ith/en.
Please also note that the Embassy will be closed on December 24, 25 and January 1. The emergency after hours phone number is 21 49 0723 or 82 310 7190.
For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department?s Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov, where current Worldwide Caution, Public Announcements, and Travel Warnings can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S., or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
Consular Affairs Bulletins
Sub-Saharan Africa - Mozambique
10 Dec 2007
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U.S. Embassy Maputo issued the following Warden Message on December 10:
The Mozambique Ministry of Health and local media outlets have reported an increase in cholera cases over the past few weeks. Health officials have reported cases in Quelimane, Beira, Cabo Delgado, Maputo Province and Maputo City. While Maputo and many areas of Mozambique encounter cholera cases annually, the Embassy reminds all American citizens of the importance of food and water preparation to prevent cholera and other water-borne illnesses.
Information on cholera is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/disea.../cholera_g.htm. Information on vaccinations and other health precautions, such as safe food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from the CDC?s hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747) or via the CDC?s website at http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx. For information about outbreaks of infectious diseases abroad consult the World Health Organization?s (WHO) web site at http://www.who.int/en. Further health information for travelers is available at http://www.who.int/ith/en.
Please also note that the Embassy will be closed on December 24, 25 and January 1. The emergency after hours phone number is 21 49 0723 or 82 310 7190.
For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department?s Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov, where current Worldwide Caution, Public Announcements, and Travel Warnings can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S., or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
