Nepal- 2016 Cholera- confirmed cases in Kathmandu Valley

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21 confirmed cases of cholera in Kathmandu Valley
July 27, 2016 02:10 AM , Arjun Poudel

KATHMANDU, July 27: Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) under Department of Health Services (DoHS) has sounded alarm about cholera outbreak in Kathmandu Valley with 21 people already testing positive for the disease.

Officials at the EDCD said that they have been struggling to halt the spread of the disease in Lalitpur and Kathmandu districts.

 

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Spread of cholera unabated in Lalitpur
August 8, 2016 01:00 AM , Republica
EDCD reports 41 confirmed cases, blames contaminated drinking water

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Despite several attempts by the health authorities to prevent cholera outbreak from getting worse, the deadly disease has been spreading unabated in Lalitpur district.

Epidemiology and disease Control Division (EDCD) under the department of Health Services (DoHS) said that, in the last one month, the disease has been confirmed in 41 diarrheal patients admitted at various hospitals...

 

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Source: https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/valleys-cholera-outbreak-worst-years/


Valley?s cholera outbreak worst in years
Published: August 24, 2016 5:24 am On: Kathmandu
Himalayan News Service

Kathmandu, August 23

At least 90 cases of cholera have been confirmed by the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division in the Kathmandu Valley since it was first reported on June 30.

This outbreak can be considered as one of the worst cholera outbreaks in the Valley in recent years. The number of cases reported so far this monsoon has already surpassed last year?s cholera tally of 80 from July to September.

According to health officials, of the over 500 stool samples referred to the National Public Health Laboratory, 90 tested positive for cholera. However, no cholera death has been reported in the Valley so far...

 

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After Lalitpur, cholera spreads in Kathmandu
September 2, 2016 00:05 AM , Republica
Total 130 infections in two districts

KATHMANDU, Sept 2: Over a dozen people from the Matatirtha and Thankot areas of Kathmandu, who were admitted at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital (STIDH), have tested positive for cholera.

The disease, which was earlier spreading in Balkumari, Jawalakhel, Dhapakhel, Thaiba, Harisiddhi, Godawari, Mangalbazar and other areas of Lalitpur, has been spreading in Kathmandu district since the last few days.

The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) of the Department of Health Services (DoHS), too, has confirmed 13 new cases of cholera infections. Six other people from Kuleshwar, Kalimati and Balkhu areas of Kathmandu, who were admitted at the STIDH, also tested positive for the disease.

According to the EDCD, 01 Ogawa stereotype of cholera has been detected in most of the diarrheal patients...

 

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100 cholera patients confirmed in Kathmandu valley
Kathmandu

Sep 6, 2016- The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division under the Ministry of Health and Population, has confirmed that over 100 patients were suffered from cholera in Kathmandu valley.

The division officer Reshamlal Lamichhane shared that 110 people in Lalitpur, 19 in Kathmandu and one in Bhaktapur were found suffered from the disease...

 

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Cholera bacteria rampant in Valley water supply
September 8, 2016 00:00 AM , Arjun Poudel

- 90 percent of drinking water unsafe: EDCD
- 01 Ogawa bacteria found in water from stone spouts, KUKL water and water supplied by tankers
- Even hazardous bacteria like e.coli, coliform found in jar water

KATHMANDU, Sept 8: At a time when the health authorities are struggling to contain the spread of cholera in Kathmandu Valley, strains of the deadly disease have been found in drinking water samples collected from various Valley localities.

The deadly bacteria is found not only in water supplied by Kathmandu Upyataka Khanepani Limited (KUKL), the utility which supplies water through household taps, but also in other sources such as stone spouts and tankers.

The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) under the Department of Health Services (DoHS) said that even E.coli and coli form bacteria were found in jar water, which is considered purified and safe to drink. E.coli and coli form bacteria are to be found in human feces and cause diarrhea...

 

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Source: http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-09-12/govt-fails-to-stem-cholera-spread.html

Govt fails to stem cholera spread
- Manish Gautam, Kathmandu

Sep 12, 2016- A lack of coordination among the government agencies remains a major problem in controlling cholera in Kathmandu Valley despite recurrence of the disease every year affecting hundreds of people.

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) and the Ministry of Water Supply and Sanitation (MoWSS) are primarily responsible for dealing with cholera and other water-borne diseases.

Although the MoHP is responsible for catering services to the affected population and controlling disease transmission, taking preventive measures is the duty of the MoWSS since contaminated water is a major source of the outbreak. The old water and sewer pipes that cause seepage of sewage into piped water, primarily blamed for the emergence of cholera, are to be maintained by the MoWSS.

Since April this year, a total of 142 patients from Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur are reported to be of cholera, the highest number in six years. Among them, Lalitpur had 110 patients while 24 were said to be in Kathmandu and one in Bhaktapur.

In Lalitpur, the patients were mostly from Lagankhel, Balkumari, Patandhoka, Bhaisepati, Ekantakuna, Dhobighat, Imadol, Harisiddhi, Thaiba, Khumaltar and Bungamati. Bhaisepati, 24 cases, and Lagankhel, 36 cases, are the two major problem areas.

In Kathmandu, Thankot remains the worst affected area with 12 cases while other patients come mainly from Teku and Kalimati...

 

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Source: https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/fresh-cholera-cases-worry-health-officials/


Fresh cholera cases worry health officials
Published: September 16, 2016 5:40 am On: Kathmandu
Himalayan News Service

Kathmandu, September 15

The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division under the Department of Health Services recorded 10 more cases of cholera in Kathmandu Valley over the last two weeks.

This suggests that cholera outbreak has yet to be brought under control. At least 142 cases of cholera have been confirmed as of September 11 since it was first reported on June 30. ?As many as 42 cholera (Vibrio cholerae Ogawa 01) cases have been confirmed by National Public Health Laboratory, Teku since 30 June. Of them, 24 cases have been reported from Kathmandu, 110 from Lalitpur, one from Bhaktapur and seven from unidentified places,? said a Weekly Bulletin issued by the EDCD.

A medical doctor at Teku-based Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital said it was one of the worst cholera outbreaks in the Valley in recent years. The cases of cholera are almost double the last year?s tally of 80. However, no deaths have been reported. This has worried officials.

The EDCD had deployed a medical and technical team in vulnerable areas to assess the situation. The team found that contaminated water was the only reason behind the outbreak. The team said poor sanitation and personal hygiene were factors that contributed to the spread of the disease. Officials also sent water samples collected from more than 30 places to laboratory for tests...