Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), full PDF document: http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/public...icable-disease-threats-report-11-jan-2013.pdf ]
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE THREATS REPORT
Week 2, 6-12 January 2013
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Cholera - Cuba - Monitoring outbreak
Opening date: 4 July 2012 Latest update: 11 January 2013
In July 2012, 85 cases of Vibrio cholerae infection were officially confirmed in Cuba, including three fatalities.
This is the first time in almost 150 years that Cuba has reported an outbreak of cholera.
On 27 August 2012, the Cuban Ministry of Public Health declared the outbreak to be over.
Since December 2012, media have reported cholera cases in three provinces including cases in the capital, Havana.
Update of the week
According to the latest media report, three of Havana's 19 municipalities are affected by a cholera outbreak.
A recently published epidemiological update on cholera from WHO PAHO does not mention any cases or rumours of cases in western Cuba, including Havana.
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE THREATS REPORT
Week 2, 6-12 January 2013
(...)
Cholera - Cuba - Monitoring outbreak
Opening date: 4 July 2012 Latest update: 11 January 2013
In July 2012, 85 cases of Vibrio cholerae infection were officially confirmed in Cuba, including three fatalities.
This is the first time in almost 150 years that Cuba has reported an outbreak of cholera.
On 27 August 2012, the Cuban Ministry of Public Health declared the outbreak to be over.
Since December 2012, media have reported cholera cases in three provinces including cases in the capital, Havana.
Update of the week
According to the latest media report, three of Havana's 19 municipalities are affected by a cholera outbreak.
A recently published epidemiological update on cholera from WHO PAHO does not mention any cases or rumours of cases in western Cuba, including Havana.
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