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Pakistan: 2023 Cholera

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://timesofkarachi.pk/article/c...-malir-one-fatality-and-300-hospitalized/2287

Cholera epidemic intensifies in Shedi Goth Malir, one fatality, 300 hospitalized
Web Desk
04 Jul, 2023

The cholera epidemic in the Shedi Goth Malir area of Karachi has intensified, resulting in the hospitalization of 300 affected individuals and the unfortunate death of one woman.

According to the District Health Officer (DHO), the deceased woman was brought to the hospital already deceased. The outbreak is believed to be a result of contaminated water, and samples of the water have been obtained for testing. Efforts are underway to control the situation and prevent further spread of the disease...​
 
Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/10...nk-boiled-water-as-cholera-cases-rise-in-city

People advised to drink boiled water as cholera cases rise in city
By M. Waqar Bhatti
July 10, 2023

Karachi is in the grip of cholera due to supply of sewage-mixed water in all seven districts of the city where at least 55 lab-confirmed cases of the disease have so far been reported during 2023, officials of the Sindh health department and World Health Organisation (WHO) said, adding that a total of 75 lab-confirmed cholera cases have been reported from Sindh during the ongoing year.

“Around 53 people have tested positive for cholera in Karachi while the total number of lab-confirmed cholera cases in Sindh is 75. This is just the tip of the iceberg as over half a million cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) have been reported in the province during the first six months of this year,” an official of the Communicable Disease Control in the Directorate General Health Services Sindh told The News...​
 
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