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DR Congo Cholera 2013

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Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201302040092.html

Congo-Kinshasa: Cholera Outbreak in Eastern DRC
By Sam K Nkurunziza, 2 February 2013

The Ministry of Health has cautioned the general public to be alert following a cholera outbreak in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

According to reports, the outbreak has so far left one dead and six hospitalized at Katindo Refugee Camp...
 
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Katanga: Cholera killed 5 people in Kipushi
published 17 hours ago, 34 minutes | Last update February 11, 2013 at 6:55 PM


Five people have died of cholera on twenty cases recorded last week at the Central Prison Boma Kipushi in the district of Haut-Katanga (Katanga).
Prison sources indicate that two of the victims died in prison and three others at the referral hospital Kipushi, where the management of the epidemic is assured.
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WHO Health Emergency Highlights February 2013
http://www.who.int/hac/donorinfo/highlights/february2013health_emergency_highlights.pdf
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Situation highlights
Prolonged instability, conflict and chronic emergencies in eastern Democratic Republic
of the Congo (DRC) have had a significant impact on the health of displaced and
vulnerable populations throughout the country. Heavy fighting in January 2013 caused
massive population displacement in Punia (eastern DRC), causing the deterioration of
the humanitarian situation. OCHA reports that nearly a third of the population of Punia
(a town with 53 000 inhabitants) fled to the forest or other areas around the town. An
inter‐cluster assessment mission was conducted from 7 to 14 February 2013.
In the Katanga region, according to UN estimates, violent clashes have led to the
displacement of more than 300 000 people (beginning December 2012 ? end February
2013) .
The affected population is having difficulties in accessing water, health care and basic
services, which puts thousands of people at risk of disease outbreaks. There was a major
increase in epidemics across the whole country in 2012, including measles, cholera and
viral haemorrhagic fevers among others.
 While cholera cases have decreased in the western provinces, eastern provinces are
experiencing a resurgence of cholera cases since July 2012. Triggering factors
include the lack of latrines and clean water sources and renewed violence. Over
the course of 2012, DRC registered 30 753 cases of cholera with 709 deaths.
For the first eight weeks of 2013, 6954 cases of cholera were reported across the
country with 166 deaths ? 97% of these cases are concentrated in eastern DRC.
 In Katanga, (1 Jan. ? 27 Feb.), there have been 4326 cases of cholera, 145 deaths ‐
61% of the country?s cholera cases were reported from Katanga.
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Bulletin d'Information Humanitaire
19 juin 2013
Province du Katanga
N? 23/13
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Cholera
Katanga is hit by a cholera epidemic. Between January and June 10, 2013, Katanga recorded 11,091 cases of cholera with 256 deaths, a mortality rate of 2.3%. Of the 68 health zones (HZ) that make up the province, 40 are affected by cholera, the most important are Moba, Pweto, Kenya (Lubumbashi), Kalemie Kampemba, Malemba Nkulu and Kikula (Likasi).
However, since mid-May, the quality of interventions and stakeholder engagement in the field have significantly reduced cases and deaths. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the cholera situation is not yet stable, ranging from one week to another. However on average the province has more than 70 cases per week for several weeks, against 900 cases earlier this year.
Stop supporting many projects - projects maturing in the coming weeks, could lead to a relaxation in the response.
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Bulletin humanitaire provincial
Province du Sud-Kivu | RD Congo
Juin 2013
http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefwe...Bulletin humanitaire provincial-Juin 2013.pdf
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Cholera within the province
Two cholera treatment centers set up in Mwenga.
Cholera is endemic throughout the coastal lakes Kivu and Tanganyika and in the Plain
Ruzizi, requires constant attention to the evolution of the original disease
water in Kalehe, Kabare, Uvira and Fizi. However, the authorities
health and the humanitarian community had to respond
June also an epidemic in the Territory
Mwenga following an outbreak of cholera
67 cases during the last week of May in
health zone (ZS​​) Kamituga, though not endemic.

The Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has
up a cholera treatment center (CTC) in Kamituga
the first week of June and
Red Cross Society of the DRC (CR DRC) started with
the support of the United Nations Fund for Children
(UNICEF), the activities of water chlorination and
awareness, particularly in an area of ​​more
19 000 from which the majority of cases. Since these initiatives, the authorities
reported a decrease in new cases of cholera.

A Mitobo, in neighboring Kitutu about twenty kilometers Kamituga ZS, a
Soaring more than 30 cases of watery diarrhea and cholera cases reported during
the first half of the month required the installation of another CTC by the NGO People In
Need (PIN) in the grounds of the hospital Nyamibungu with the support of drugs and
inputs to the World Health Organization (WHO). In total, the province reported
343 cholera cases with 1 death during the month of June, including 145 in the ZS Kamituga
and 82 in the ZS Fizi on Lake Tanganyika.
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DRC: the cholera epidemic officially declared in South Kivu, 17 dead
December 7, 2013, | Last update December 7th, 2013 at 4:19 |

The number of cases recorded in the area of ​​health Kadutu in Bukavu since November 28 cholera rises to 132, according to statistics released Friday, Dec. 6 by the health authorities. The provincial governor, Marcelin Chisambo officially declared Saturday the cholera epidemic in the entire province of South Kivu, which has 2,660 cases with 17 deaths since July.
Wednesday, December 4, the statistics were reported two deaths and sixty patients hospitalized cholera since November 28 in the area of ​​health.
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Katanga: 42 cholera cases in 40 days in Lubumbashi
December 14, 2013, | Last update December 14, 2013 at 10:39 |

At least 40 cases of cholera have been recorded in some 40 days in Lubumbashi, capital of Katanga province. A child has already died from this disease. According to the doctor responsible for the health district of Lubumbashi, Dr. Sabin Kakompe, patients come from within the province for treatment in the capital.

It also calls on the population to change attitudes, including through strict hygiene measures to prevent this recurring epidemic in the capital of copper.
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