Somalia: 2016 Cholera

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Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20..._135029111.htm

Cholera outbreak kills 17 in southern Somalia
Source: Xinhua 2016-01-21 01:02:21

MOGADISHU, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 people including children have died following an outbreak of diarrhoea in the last two weeks in southern Somalia, authorities said on Wednesday.

Hawaadley District Commissioner in the Middle Shabelle region, Ali Mohamed told reporters the situation was yet to be contained by medical authorities in the town since most of them were ill-equipped to handle cases of outbreaks...

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Source: https://horseedmedia.net/2016/03/15/...thern-somalia/

Cholera outbreak kills 5 children in Southern Somalia
Posted by Horseed Media
March 15, 2016 at 3:15 pm EAT

Eight children have died while others have been admitted to various hospitals following a cholera outbreak in the Southern Somalia region of Middle Shabelle, Horseed Media reports.

According to local residents, the children died after drinking contaminated water as the drought crisis deepens.

Residents are worried that the small villages could be just as vulnerable to the outbreak due to lack of sufficient medicines and hospitals in the area...

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Source: https://horseedmedia.net/2016/03/26/...ns-in-somalia/

Cholera kills over 20 people, as drought crisis deepens in Somalia
Posted by Abdirahman. A
March 26, 2016 at 7:17 pm EAT

Cholera kills over 20 people, as drought crisis deepens in SomaliaAt least 20 people have been confirmed dead in Southern Somalia following an outbreak of cholera, Horseed Media reports.

The outbreak of the epidemic is linked to the shortage of water in the middle Shabelle region with popular river Shabelle drying up.

Most of the people died in the villages of Mandera, Ba?adley and Raqeyle which

Earlier this month, at least five children died of cholera outbreak in the same region with residents complaining lack of assistance from the aid agencies and government...

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Source: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article...aspx?id=327796


At least 12 die of cholera in S. Somalia
Apr 23,2016

MOGADISHU, April 23 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people have died of cholera, and over 60 others are suffering from diarrhea in towns of middle Jubba region, southern Somalia this week, health ministry confirmed Saturday.

Health Minister Hawo Hassan Mohamed said 11 of the patients died of the disease in Sakow, while the other one died in Bu'ale, capital of middle Jubba region.

She said 43 patients are being treated at medical centers in Sakow town, and 21 in Bu'ale...

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Source: http://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/...a-october-2016

Cholera situation in Somalia, October 2016
Infographic
from World Health Organization


Highlights

As of October 2016, a cumulative number of 13 728 acute watery diarrhoea/cholera cases and 496 (case?fatality rate 3.6%) deaths were reported in 25 districts. Of these 6 520 (47.5%) are women, while 7 968 (58.0%) are children below 5 years.
As shown in the EPI curve, there was a significant reduction (34%) in the number of cases reported from 164 cases and zero deaths in September to 108 cases and zero deaths in October.
Of the 108 cases of acute watery diarrhoea/cholera cases reported, 90 cases were from Banadir and 18 from Beledweyne.
One stool sample from a 19-year-old male from Banadir tested positive for Vibrio cholerae, serotype Inaba.
Since January 2016, the most affected districts are Banadir, Kismayo, Sakow, Bu?ale, Jowhar, Belet-Hawo and Jalalaqsi.