Observation Collection 21457
Initial Data Entry Complete
Location: AFR::UGA.Uganda
Administrative Details
Source
UNICEF
Source URL
https://www.unicef.org/media/145766/file/Uganda-Humanitarian-SitRep-No.4-July-to-August-2023.pdf
Created
2024-08-17 9:59 PM
Updated
2024-08-17 10:06 PM
Source Documents
Notes
"Factors driving cholera transmission include poor hand hygiene practices, low sanitation coverage, traditional beliefs and weak enforcement of the Public Health Act. The ministry of health (MoH) has developed a six-month preparedness and response plan covering 17 hot-spot districts."
Epidemiologic Details
Suspected Case Def
Any person presenting with or dying from acute watery diarrhoea.
Confirmed Case Def
A suspected case with Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139 confirmed by culture or PCR.
Primary Time Criteria
ONSET
Observation Properties
Case and death counts could include double-counting of overlapping observations
# of Observations
2
Earliest Observation
2023-07-07
Latest Observation
2023-08-31
Observation Frequency
Other (55)
Deaths
6
Suspected Cases
76
Confirmed Cases
6
Observation Fields
Standard
Location
TL
TR
Primary
Phantom
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cCh
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Observations
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