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South Sudan Cholera Outbreak Situation Report: No. 001 (7 May 2022)
Format Situation Report
Sources Govt. South Sudan WHO
Posted 7 May 2022
Originally published 7 May 2022
'Highlight:
• The South Sudan Ministry of Health reported a confirmed case of cholera from Bentiu IDP Camp on 14 April 2022.
• This is the first cholera case to be reported in South Sudan since the devastating cholera outbreak in 2017 affecting more than 28,000 people with 644 deaths.
• The case patient is a 29-months old patient who tested positive by Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) on 21st of March 2022 from the Bentiu IDP Camp, Rubkona county.
• On 25th March 2022, Vibrio cholerae was isolated from the sample on culture at the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) in Juba and was confirmed in the Microbiology Reference Laboratory in Kampala, Uganda.
• Following the national Rapid Response Team (RRT) deployment to Bentiu from 22-29 April 2022, seven additional cholera cases were confirmed by culture during the week ending 30 April 2022.
• Cumulatively, 31 suspected cases have been reported, of which 12 were cholera RDT positive and eight (8) tested culture positive at the National Reference Laboratory in Juba. One of the RDT positive cases died giving 3.2% case fatality ratio (CFR)...
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Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/south-s...ty-south-sudan
Ministry of Health statement on declaration of cholera outbreak in Rubkona county, South Sudan
Format News and Press Release
Source Govt. South Sudan
Posted 7 May 2022
Originally published 7 May 2022
The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that the Cholera outbreak has been declared in Rubkona county, Unity State. The declaration follows the confirmation of cholera in eight cases following tests by the National Public Health Laboratory in Juba. To date, a total of 31 cases including one death have been reported from Rubkona town and Bentiu IDP camp.
The confirmed cases presented with watery diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration and were admitted and managed at MSF Bentiu PoC Hospital. All cases have been discharged.
Following the confirmation of the initial case on 14 April 2022, the Ministry of Health with support from its partners deployed a rapid response team from 22 to 29 April 2022 to investigate the causes and support the state level response. Adequate supplies have been deployed to support the investigation and treatment of cases in Rubkona county. Moreover, the Government with support from its partners conducted two rounds of oral cholera vaccination in Rubkona county in January and March 2022 respectively.
The Ministry of Health and partners are conducting further case search in the households and their neighborhood to identify additional cholera cases following a steady rise in acute watery diarrhea cases reported in both the Bentiu and Rubkona IDP camps and the host community....
South Sudan Cholera Outbreak Situation Report: No. 001 (7 May 2022)
Format Situation Report
Sources Govt. South Sudan WHO
Posted 7 May 2022
Originally published 7 May 2022
'Highlight:
• The South Sudan Ministry of Health reported a confirmed case of cholera from Bentiu IDP Camp on 14 April 2022.
• This is the first cholera case to be reported in South Sudan since the devastating cholera outbreak in 2017 affecting more than 28,000 people with 644 deaths.
• The case patient is a 29-months old patient who tested positive by Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) on 21st of March 2022 from the Bentiu IDP Camp, Rubkona county.
• On 25th March 2022, Vibrio cholerae was isolated from the sample on culture at the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) in Juba and was confirmed in the Microbiology Reference Laboratory in Kampala, Uganda.
• Following the national Rapid Response Team (RRT) deployment to Bentiu from 22-29 April 2022, seven additional cholera cases were confirmed by culture during the week ending 30 April 2022.
• Cumulatively, 31 suspected cases have been reported, of which 12 were cholera RDT positive and eight (8) tested culture positive at the National Reference Laboratory in Juba. One of the RDT positive cases died giving 3.2% case fatality ratio (CFR)...
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Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/south-s...ty-south-sudan
Ministry of Health statement on declaration of cholera outbreak in Rubkona county, South Sudan
Format News and Press Release
Source Govt. South Sudan
Posted 7 May 2022
Originally published 7 May 2022
The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that the Cholera outbreak has been declared in Rubkona county, Unity State. The declaration follows the confirmation of cholera in eight cases following tests by the National Public Health Laboratory in Juba. To date, a total of 31 cases including one death have been reported from Rubkona town and Bentiu IDP camp.
The confirmed cases presented with watery diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration and were admitted and managed at MSF Bentiu PoC Hospital. All cases have been discharged.
Following the confirmation of the initial case on 14 April 2022, the Ministry of Health with support from its partners deployed a rapid response team from 22 to 29 April 2022 to investigate the causes and support the state level response. Adequate supplies have been deployed to support the investigation and treatment of cases in Rubkona county. Moreover, the Government with support from its partners conducted two rounds of oral cholera vaccination in Rubkona county in January and March 2022 respectively.
The Ministry of Health and partners are conducting further case search in the households and their neighborhood to identify additional cholera cases following a steady rise in acute watery diarrhea cases reported in both the Bentiu and Rubkona IDP camps and the host community....