Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia...5-january-2020
Outbreak update – Cholera in Somalia, 5 January 2020
Report from World Health Organization
Published on 15 Jan 2020 — View Original
15 January 2020 – The Ministry of Health of Somalia has announced 107 new suspected cases of cholera, with no deaths reported, for epidemiological week 1 (30 December 2019 to 5 January 2020). The cumulative total number of suspected cholera cases since the beginning of this outbreak is 9968, including 50 associated deaths. So far in 2020, active transmission has only been reported from Banadir region. Of the 107 cases reported during this week, 73% of the cases (78) are children under 5 years of age.
The current cholera outbreak started in December 2017 following floods that affected districts in the basins of Jubba and Shabelle rivers. It was contained in five of the six region with a decrease in the number of cholera cases reported over the past two weeks. Active transmission is still reported in Banadir where the most affected districts are Darkenley, Deynile, Hodan and Madina. The overall reduction in the number of new cholera cases as compared to the numbers at the beginning of the outbreak is attributed to improved implementation of preventive interventions including oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaigns and the strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) activities in hot spots...
Outbreak update – Cholera in Somalia, 5 January 2020
Report from World Health Organization
Published on 15 Jan 2020 — View Original
15 January 2020 – The Ministry of Health of Somalia has announced 107 new suspected cases of cholera, with no deaths reported, for epidemiological week 1 (30 December 2019 to 5 January 2020). The cumulative total number of suspected cholera cases since the beginning of this outbreak is 9968, including 50 associated deaths. So far in 2020, active transmission has only been reported from Banadir region. Of the 107 cases reported during this week, 73% of the cases (78) are children under 5 years of age.
The current cholera outbreak started in December 2017 following floods that affected districts in the basins of Jubba and Shabelle rivers. It was contained in five of the six region with a decrease in the number of cholera cases reported over the past two weeks. Active transmission is still reported in Banadir where the most affected districts are Darkenley, Deynile, Hodan and Madina. The overall reduction in the number of new cholera cases as compared to the numbers at the beginning of the outbreak is attributed to improved implementation of preventive interventions including oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaigns and the strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) activities in hot spots...
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