Administrative Details

Source

Cholera outbreaks in Malawi in 1998-2012: social and cultural challenges in prevention and control. Msyamboza et al. J Infect Dev Ctries 2014; 8(6):720-726.doi:10.3855/jidc.3506

Created

2022-05-22 4:37 AM

Updated

2024-02-09 5:38 AM

Source Documents

Notes

Low access to WASH (including for fisherpeople staying on the lake for extended periods of time), international spread of cholera, and social mores surrounding prevention and treatment all contributed to the outbreak.

Epidemiologic Details

Suspected Case Def

UNKNOWN

Confirmed Case Def

UNKNOWN

Primary Time Criteria

CLINIC

Observation Properties

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

7

Earliest Observation

2011-11-01

Latest Observation

2012-10-31

Observation Frequency

Annual

Deaths

37

Suspected Cases

1622

Observation Fields

Standard

Location
TL
TR
Primary
Phantom
deaths
sCh

Observations

Location
TL
TR
deaths
sCh
AFR::MWI::Southern::Nsanje 2011-11-01 2012-10-31 8 463
AFR::MWI::Southern::Chikwawa 2011-11-01 2012-10-31 3 182
AFR::MWI::Southern::Blantyre 2011-11-01 2012-10-31 15 370
AFR::MWI::Southern::Machinga 2011-11-01 2012-10-31 4 124
AFR::MWI::Southern::Phalombe 2011-11-01 2012-10-31 2 204
AFR::MWI::Southern::Zomba 2011-11-01 2012-10-31 3 234
AFR::MWI::Southern::Thyolo 2011-11-01 2012-10-31 2 45
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