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Cholera cases up to 48
Published On October 15, 2017
By Midia Zulu -
The number of cholera cases in Lusaka where one death has reported in the recent outbreak has hit 48.
Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya said the number had shot up from 37 previously reported on October 12.
Ministry of Health Director of Policy and Planning Maximillian Bweupe said yesterday the majority of the cases had been treated with only eight still admitted.
He said the Ministry was carrying on with a programme to contain the outbreak from two bases in Matero and Chipata townships...
Cholera cases in Zambian capital hit 130
Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-25 22:42:37|Editor: yan
LUSAKA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Cholera cases in Lusaka have risen to 130 since the outbreak of the waterborne disease early this month, heath authorities said on Wednesday.
Ministry of Health head of communications and external affairs Stanslous Ngosa said most cases have been attended to and discharged...
Lusaka records 4 Cholera deaths
by - November 26, 2017 072
Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya says 298 cases of cholera have been recorded in Lusaka, while 46 cases are under treatment and four people have died.
Dr. Chilufya says the cases are coming from Kanyama and Chipata compounds and Soweto market.
The Minister said this after the ministerial taskforce on Cholera comprising four ministries and the traders embarked on a cleaning exercise at Lusaka?s new Soweto market as early as 05 hours...
On 6 October 2017, the Minister of Health declared an outbreak of cholera in the Zambian capital, Lusaka. From 28 September through 7 December 2017, 547 cases including 15 deaths (case fatality rate = 1.8%), have been reported since the beginning of the outbreak. The initial outbreak period was from 28 September through 20 October. From 21 October through 4 November 2017 there were less than five cases reported each week. However, from 5 November 2017 an increase in the number of cases was observed with a total of 136 cases reported in the week beginning 26 November.
Figure 1: Number of cholera cases in Zambia reported by date of illness onset from 28 September to 2 December 2017
The cholera outbreak initially started in the Chipata sub-district and spread to Kanyama sub-district around 9 October 2017. The outbreak has spread from the peri-urban townships on the Western side of Lusaka City to the Eastern Side with a new case reported in Chelstone sub-district. As of 7 December, the affected sub-districts include Chipata, Kanyama, Chawama, Matero, Chilenje and Chelston. Sixty-two cases are currently receiving treatment in Cholera Treatment Centres in Chipata, Kanyama, Matero and Bauleni. One third of the cases are children under five years old and two thirds are persons five years and older.
A total of 282 Rapid Diagnostic Tests were performed, of which 230 were positive. Of 310 culture tests, 53 were positive for Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa (48 from Chipata, four from Kanyama and one from Bauleni). Water quality monitoring is ongoing in all sub-districts, with intensified activity in Kanyama, Matero and Chipata. The results so far show that nearly 42% of tested water sources are contaminated with either Faecal Coliforms or Escherichia coli. Public health response
The following public health measures are currently being implemented:
The Ministry of Health is collaborating with WHO and other partners to control the outbreak.
Five Cholera Treatment Centres have been established in Chawama, Chipata, Kanyama, Matero and Bauleni sub-districts to manage cases. So far, 441 cases were successfully treated and discharged.
Cholera Outbreak Guidelines and standard operating procedures have been updated and shared with health workers.
The facilities in Lusaka District have continued with active surveillance, health education, chlorine distribution, contact tracing and environmental health monitoring.
The local authorities in collaboration with the Ministry of Health have embarked on closing contaminated water points and has implemented Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions to improve water supplies in affected areas. This includes provision of household chlorine, disinfection of pit latrines, erection of water tanks, installation of water purifiers and intensification of water quality monitoring.
The Lusaka City Council has intensified collection of garbage and emptying of septic tanks in Kanyama and Chipata as priority areas.
WHO risk assessment
The current outbreak is occurring in Zambia?s largest city, Lusaka. The main affected sub-districts, Chipata and Kanyama, are densely populated and have an inadequate water and sanitation infrastructure, which may favour the spread of the disease. The sources of infection transmission in this outbreak have been associated with contaminated water supplies, contaminated food, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene practices.
The coming of the rainy season, coupled with inadequate water supply and sanitation increases the risk of outbreaks in Lusaka and other parts of the country. Adequate supplies for cholera response should be obtained as part of preparedness activities.
Zambia hosts about 60 000 refugees (as of September 2017) from neighbouring countries. A large proportion of refugees are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and are mostly residing in Nchelenge refugee camp located more than 1000 km distant from Lusaka. The influx of refugees has led to overcrowded settlements with high needs for shelter, healthcare and WASH facilities. Most refugees are in poor health condition, especially children; therefore, risk of disease outbreaks is high. Sanitation is a challenge at hosting sites. Given the security situation in DRC, further influx of refugees is expected. WHO advice
WHO recommends proper and timely case management in Cholera Treatment Centres. Improving access to potable water and sanitation infrastructure, and improved hygiene and food safety practices in affected communities, are the most effective means of controlling cholera. Use of oral cholera vaccine may also be used for outbreak control. Key public health communication messages should be provided.
WHO advises against any restriction to travel to and trade with Zambia based on the information available on the current outbreak.
For more information on cholera, please see the link below:
25 dead in cholera outbreak in Zambian capital
Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-20 21:22:50|Editor: Zhou Xin
LUSAKA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The number of people who have died following a cholera outbreak in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, has risen to 25, Zambia's health authorities said Wednesday.
Ministry of Health Head of Communications and External Relations Stanlous Ngosa said the city has recorded 50 new cases this week, bringing the total cases since the outbreak in October to 912.
However, only 75 patients were currently admitted to various treatment centers in the city, he added...
Zambia deploys army to fight cholera outbreak
4 hours ago
Zambia's President Edgar Lungu has dispatched the military to help fight a cholera outbreak, which has killed 41 people in the capital, Lusaka, and affected more than 1,500 others since September.
In a Facebook post late on Friday, Lungu said "all three wings of the Defence Force" had been deployed "to escalate efforts" to minimise the spread of the disease.
"Lusaka has been recording an average of 60 new cases every day. I've noted with great sadness that a total of 41 people have died of the disease since its outbreak," he said...
Zambia capital records 2,000 cholera cases
Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-01 19:28:23|Editor: Zhou Xin
LUSAKA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cholera cases have now reached 2,000 in Zambia's capital Lusaka, health authorities said on Monday.
Stanslous Ngosa, Head of Communications and External Relations at Ministry of Health, said 42 people have since died since the outbreak of the waterborne disease last October.
He said cumulative cases were now close to 2,000, a situation that has forced authorities to come up with stringent measures to curb the rising cases...
CHORELA HITS MAZABUKA
by - January 1, 2018
Cholera has broken out in Mazabuka District.
District Commissioner Jane Chirwa says one case of confirmed cholera has been recorded in the district.
Ms. Chirwa has told ZANIS in an interview that Mazabuka General Hospital recorded a case involving a male adult who had travelled from Lusaka?s Chibolya compound to Mazabuka for a visit...
Cholera outbreak hits Malawi capital Lilongwe: Kamuzu Central Hospital confirms
January 2, 2018 Wanga Gwede- Nyasa Times
Director at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe, Dr Jonathan Ngoma has confirmed the two cases of the deadly waterborne disease cholera at the facility.
The cholera cases were reported from the highly populated township of Kauma and there are fears other locations of Mtsiriza, Mtandile and Kaliyeka are at risk.
Ngoma said KCH has since put up tents for a “quarantine ward” to isolate patients suspected to have cholera...
Cholera outbreak in Zambia kills 51 so far ? Minister
Category: Africa/International, Lead January 4, 2018
A cholera outbreak that hit Zambia on October 6, 2017 is reported to have escalated this January 2018 as the country enters the rainy season, and 2,091 people have been infected with 51 deaths recorded nationwide so far; 48 of the deaths occurred in the capital Lusaka alone.
The country?s Local Government Minister, Vincent Mwale tweeted today January 4, 2018 that in the last 24 hours, 91 new cases have been recorded.
He also said three outlets belonging to a popular fast food joint in the capital, known as Hungry Lion have been found after tests, to harbour the bacteria that causes the infectious disease...
Eastern province declares cholera outbreak
January 7, 2018
Eastern province has recorded thirteen cases of cholera with one death.
Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo pronounced the outbreak of the epidemic in the region during the Provincial cholera Epidemic preparedness meeting yesterday.
Mr Kasolo disclosed that so far four cases have been confirmed in Lundazi and Sinda districts...
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