Uganda: 2025 Cholera

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.independent.co.ug/there-is-cholera-in-lamwo-district-northern-uganda/

There is cholera in Lamwo district, Northern Uganda
The Independent January 10, 2025 Health, NEWS

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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One Person has been confirmed dead while 30 others have been admitted following an outbreak of Cholera in Lamwo District.

According to Dr. Denis Ocula Omoya, the Lamwo District Health Officer, the outbreak has been reported in five parishes in Agoro Sub-county. He said that out of the 30 confirmed cases, 27 patients are currently admitted at Agoro Health Center III, while two have been discharged.

“Unfortunately, one person has succumbed to the disease,” Dr. Ocula said. “We are working closely with the affected communities to contain the outbreak and prevent further spread of the disease.”

The district health officer attributed the outbreak to poor sanitation and hygiene practices, which have led to the contamination of water sources.​..

 

[Mary Wilson]

1 killed, 60 hospitalized in northern Uganda cholera outbreak

Tuesday, 14 Jan 2025 12:51 AM MYT​
By JOHN TUGUME, RONALD SSEKANDI and NIE ZUGUO​

KAMPALA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least one person has been reported dead while 60 others are hospitalized following an outbreak of cholera in the northern Uganda district of Lamwo, health officials said Monday.

Denis Ocula, the district health officer for Lamwo, said in a written statement obtained by Xinhua that the initial cases were reported early last week in the sub-county of Agoro.

"All the cases presented with vomiting, acute watery diarrhea, dehydration and general body weaknesses with no fever," Ocula noted.

He said stool samples were collected from the suspected cases and seven turned positive on Jan. 10. ...

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/wor...pitalized-in-northern-uganda-cholera-outbreak
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[Shiloh]

Source: https://news.az/news/cholera-cases-in-uganda-rise-to-67


Cholera cases in Uganda rise to 67
17 Jan 2025 19:31

The number of cholera cases in Uganda has risen to 67 since the disease outbreak was announced in the northern part of the country on Jan. 7, the Ministry of Health said Friday, News.az reports citing Xinhua.

Daniel Kyabayinze, director of public health at the Ministry of Health, told reporters that out of the 67 cases, seven are laboratory confirmed, while the rest remain suspected cases.

Of the 67, all reported in the northern border district of Lamwo, 21 remain hospitalized, while the rest have been treated and discharged, Kyabayinze said, adding that one death has been registered...

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[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.independent.co.ug/kitgum-confirms-case-of-cholera/


Kitgum confirms case of cholera
The Independent January 21, 2025 Health, NEWS

​Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum District has confirmed its first case of cholera after a 21-year-old male resident of Pager Division in Kitgum Municipality tested positive for the disease. Titus Komakech, Kitgum’s surveillance focal point person, revealed that the patient was isolated at Kitgum General Hospital last week following a positive Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) result.

Further confirmation came after the patient’s samples were sent to Entebbe, where a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test detected the presence of the cholera virus. According to Komakech, the patient had a history of travel to Agoro Sub-county in the neighboring Lamwo District, an area currently battling a cholera outbreak. This has heightened concerns about the potential spread of the disease from Lamwo to Kitgum.

Agoro Sub-county has been grappling with a cholera outbreak since January 9, 2025. To date, 99 confirmed cases and one death have been reported. While 89 patients have recovered and been discharged, nine remain admitted at Agoro Health Center III. The confirmation of Kitgum’s first case has prompted local health officials to urge the community to remain vigilant and adhere to preventive measures.​..

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://observer.ug/news/cholera-outbreak-confirmed-in-elegu-town/

Cholera outbreak confirmed in Elegu town
by URN July 7, 2025

A cholera outbreak has been confirmed in Elegu town council, a bustling border town in Amuru district, northern Uganda.

The town, located at the Uganda–South Sudan border, has reported several cases of the highly contagious waterborne disease. All 14 samples from suspected patients tested at Gulu regional referral hospital laboratory returned positive for cholera.

The samples had been submitted last week after the individuals, including a four-year-old child, presented with acute vomiting and diarrhoea. Milton Okello, the Amuru district surveillance focal point person, confirmed the outbreak over the weekend.

He said 13 more individuals are currently in isolation at Bibia health centre III after testing positive for cholera using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). Okello said in total, there are 27 people in isolation across various health facilities, with most being treated at Bibia health centre III.​..
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