Somalia: 2017 Cholera

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Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/somalia...ng-year-24135/


Somalia reports 4000 cholera cases since beginning of the year
by News Desk
February 14, 2017

The Somalia Ministry of Health reported 913 new suspected cases of cholera, including 10 deaths and a case?fatality rate of 1.1% during the past week. This brings the total since the beginning of the year to 4026 cumulative suspected cases of cholera including 57 deaths (case?fatality rate 1.5%).
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There has been a decrease in fatalities compared to last week (case?fatality rate 1.7%) indicating an improvement in patient care and overall response activities in the country...

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Source: https://www.humanitarianresponse.inf...trepweek-72017
Somalia: Situation Report For Acute Watery Diarrhea/cholera - Epidemiological Week 7 (13th to 19th Feb 2017)

Highlights

• There was an increase in the number of AWD/Cholera cases and deaths reported from 854 cases and 9 deaths in week 6 to 1502 cases and 79 deaths in week 7
• A total of 1502 AWD/Cholera cases and 79 deaths (CFR 5.3%) were reported during week 7 (7th to 19th February) in 31 districts in 8 regions. Of the 1502 AWD cases reported in all districts,212 cases were reported from Burdhuhunle in Bakol which represents 14% of the total cases.
• AWD/cholera has spread to new areas in south central;Baidoa districts in the villages of G. Burey and Nesboy while in Bakol region new AWD cases were reported in Burdhunle district
• In Puntland, new AWD cases have been reported in Jawlle IDP camp in Garowe district Nugal region
• Stool samples collected from Jawle IDP camps in Nugal were negative for Vibrio Cholera...

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Source: http://www.coastweek.com/4009-Nearly...ce-January.htm


Nearly 200 dead from 7,900 Somalia cholera cases since January

MOGADISHU Somalia (Xinhua) -- The UN humanitarian agency confirmed on Monday that 196 people have died from acute watery diarrhea (AWD) and cholera outbreak in Somalia since January.

The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest update on cholera that a total of 7,909 AWD/ cholera cases have been reported in 11 regions (38 districts) since the beginning of 2017.

It said the health partners are supporting affected communities with hygiene kits as well as oral rehydration salts to manage moderate cases in the communities.

Severe cases are managed in the cholera treatment centers established in Bay and Bayhow hospitals, said the UN...

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Source: http://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/press-rel...y-of-millions/
Deadly Cholera/Acute Watery Diarrhoea outbreak in Somaliland lays bare devastating vulnerability of millions

Nairobi/Geneva, 12 April 2017?An outbreak of cholera/acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in Somaliland has killed 28 people in the last ten days and hospitalized a further 167 people. The outbreak has devastated remote communities in the drought-ravaged region. More than 411 cases of cholera/AWD have been reported in Somaliland since the beginning of April.
The vulnerable children and adults, already struggling to cope with malnutrition and food insecurity caused in large part by the failure of 2016?s two rainy seasons, were struck down by the deadly disease after drinking contaminated water.
Twelve of the deaths were in the Taleex area, about 160km from Las Anod, with fourteen fatalities recorded in Buhodle, near the border with Ethiopia. People suffering from cholera/AWD were admitted to the Buhodle Clinic, which is run by the SRCS Somaliland.
?This outbreak is frightening, as the people of Somaliland are already weakened by the drought and by lack of food,? said Abdirasaq Ali Duran, SRCS Somaliland Tracing assistant at Buhodle sub-branch...

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Source: http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/so...ickly-20170413


Somalia cholera outbreak spreading quickly
2017-04-13 21:19

Mogadishu - The World Health Organisation says a cholera outbreak in Somalia has grown to more than 25 000 cases this year alone and is expected to double by the end of June.

WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said on Thursday that the outbreak has killed 524 people so far this year.

Cholera is spreading quickly as a drought worsens in the Horn of Africa country. At least 25 424 cases have been recorded, with 50 000 cases projected by summer...

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Source: http://somaliupdate.com/articles/100...egions-UN-Says


Cholera Outbreak is Affecting 13 of Somalia's 18 Regions, UN Says
Sunday May 07, 2017 - 19:52:53 in Latest News by Local News Desk

MOGADISHU (SomaliUpdate Online) ? Nearly 32,000 cholera cases and 618 related deaths have been reported since the start of 2017, the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Coordination OCHA said in a report.

The outbreak of cholera continues to spread across Somalia regions, in part due to widespread water shortages, food insecurity and displacement that have stretched sanitation facilities beyond their capacity.

The OCHA report mentioned that the Acute Watery Diarrhea is now affecting 13 out of 18 regions in Somalia.

"Most cases were reported from Banadir, Togdheer, Lower Shabelle, Hiiraan, Sool, Mudug and Lower Jubba regions.?OCHA said in its monthly humanitarian response update...

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Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20..._136401588.htm


Cholera outbreak kills 795 in Somalia since January
Source: Xinhua| 2017-06-28 18:24:25|Editor: ying

MOGADISHU, June 28 (Xinhua) -- An outbreak of cholera/acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in Somalia has killed 795 people since January, the UN humanitarian agency said on Wednesday.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest bulletin that there was a 19-percent decrease in the number of new cases in the first week of June, which can be attributed to timely and effective intervention efforts over the past months.

The UN which also cites figures from the ministry of health of Somalia reported 1979 AWD/cholera cases and 13 deaths between June 12-18. Of these, 337 cases were reported from Wadajir district in Banadir region...

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Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/somalia...ses-rise-1000/


Somalia: Cholera cases rise by 1000
by Press Release
July 29, 2017

The Ministry of Health of Somalia has reported 1068 acute watery diarrhea (AWD)/cholera cases and 3 deaths for week 28 (10 ? 16 July 2017) with a case-fatality rate of 0.3%. Of these, the highest number of cases (286/27%) was reported in Middle Shebelle region, followed by Mudug, Sool and Banadir.

The cumulative number of cases stands at 58,524, including 812 deaths, in 15 regions across the country. The overall case-fatality rate of 1.4% remains above the emergency threshold of 1%. However, the cholera outbreak which started in January 2017 is slowing down, thanks to timely interventions by WHO, national health authorities and health partners...

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Source: https://www.irinnews.org/feature/201...gainst-cholera

Somalia?s impossible fight against cholera
Amanda Sperber
Freelance journalist based in Nairobi covering East Africa
1 August 2017

Ahmed Hussein?s perfectly white teeth seem too big for his mouth; his upper arms look like they belong to a little boy, not a 23-year-old man.

Propped up on an iron bed, Hussein laughs and says he always was slim. But he is clearly malnourished. Hussein arrived at Mogadishu?s Bandir Hospital a day earlier with his mother and two sisters, all suffering from acute watery diarrhoea: a tell-tale sign of cholera. A nurse at the hospital told IRIN she believed the whole family got sick from the same water source.

This is Somalia?s worst cholera outbreak in five years. So far, 71,663 cases have been counted, including more than 1,098 deaths, according to Doctor Ghulam Popal, the World Health Organization representative. In July, when Hussein was admitted, 5,840 cases of acute watery diarrhoea were reported at Bandir Hospital alone...