Administrative Details

Source

Outbreak of Cholera in the East Akim Municipality of Ghana Following Unhygienic practices by Small-Scale Gold Miners, November 2010. Ghana Med J 2012 Sep; 46(3): 116-23.

Created

2019-01-25 4:11 PM

Updated

2024-02-09 5:39 AM

Notes

77/136 (56.6%) were males. 40% miners Range: 1-84. 34(SD:18 years). Ages 20-29 were most affected (30.1%). Attack Rate: 2/1000 Most cases were found in the Kibi, Apapam, Asikam, and Tafo catchment areas.

Epidemiologic Details

Strains

O1-ElTor-Og

Observation Properties

Case and death counts could include double-counting of overlapping observations
# of Observations

1

Earliest Observation

2010-10-01

Latest Observation

2010-11-20

Observation Frequency

Other (50)

Deaths

0

Suspected Cases

136

Observation Fields

Standard

Location
TL
TR
Primary
Phantom
deaths
sCh

Observations

Location
TL
TR
deaths
sCh
AFR::GHA.Ghana 2010-10-01 2010-11-20 0 136
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