Published Date: 2012-05-22 18:01:41
Subject: PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2012 (17): Africa, Asia
Archive Number: 20120522.1141036
CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2012 (17): AFRICA, ASIA
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In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Somalia
[2] Cholera - Ghana (Western Region)
[3] Cholera - Zimbabwe (Masvingo Province)
Asia
[4] Cholera - India (Maharashtra)
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Africa
[1] Cholera - Somalia
Date: Mon 21 May 2012
Source: Press TV [edited]
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/05/21/242265/un-warns-of-cholera-outbreak-in-somalia/
The
United Nations humanitarian agency has warned of a cholera outbreak in
the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and south central Somalia due to
unhygienic living conditions, Press TV reports. The United Nations
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported a
steady increase in suspected cholera cases from 9 Apr 2012 to 6 May 2012
in southern and central regions of Somalia. Banadir region in southern
Somalia accounts for 49 percent of the 777 cases reported in this
period, representing an 11 percent increase from the week before the end
of April 2012.
OCHA says that although these figures do not
suggest a major epidemic, there are serious concerns of an increased
risk of a cholera outbreak in Banadir region and the Balcad and Afgooye
corridors, where there is a high density of internally displaced persons
(IDPs).
"Most of the cases are IDPs, because of lack of water," Wardhere Hassan of the American Refugee Council said.
Somalia remains one of the countries generating the highest numbers of refugees and internally displaced people in the world.
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[2] Cholera - Ghana (Western Region)
Date: Sat 19 May 2012
Source: My Joy Online [edited]
http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201205/86873.php
The
Jomoro District Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has appealed to
government, benevolent societies and philanthropists to help acquire
the necessary drugs to deal with the outbreak of cholera at Elubo. Madam
Shallot Dankwa, Acting District Director of Health, made the appeal at
Half Assini on Friday [18 May 2012] when he addressed the newly formed
District Cholera Outbreak Rapid Respond Team.
Madam Dankwa said
cholera cases at the Elubo Health Centre increased from 33 cases on 12
May 2012 to 110 cases on 17 May 2012, adding that 2 persons have so far
died. She said 20 of the cases were brought from the Ivorian side of the
border, adding that the outbreak was due to the pollution of the Tano
River that serves as the drinking water for the people along it.
Madam
Dankwa said drugs and other items for the treatment of cholera have run
out at the Half Assini, and a request sent to the Western Regional
Central Store at Effia Nkwanta in Sekondi for drugs has yet to receive
attention.
Meanwhile, the directorate has started an awareness
programme at the affected communities on the need to ensure
environmental cleanliness and also urged them to boil their water before
drinking it.
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[3] Cholera - Zimbabwe (Masvingo Province)
Date: Thu 17 May 2012
Source: Voice of America [edited]
http://www.voanews.com/zimbabwe/news/Health-Officials-Confirm-Cholera-Outbreak-In-Chiredzi-Amin-Water-Shortages-151928535.html
Officials
in Masvingo province, southeastern Zimbabwe, have confirmed a fresh
cholera outbreak in the sugar-producing town of Chiredzi which has
killed 2 people since Mon 14 May 2012. About 100 cases have been
recorded, and authorities are blaming the recurrence on serious water
shortages.
The outbreak is particularly bad news for the town,
which lost more than a dozen lives to the epidemic in 2011. Health
officials have since deployed teams to administer treatment and assess
the situation. Most people in Chiredzi rely on boreholes for drinking
water, but many others use canal water meant to irrigate sugar cane
plantations. Such water is highly susceptible to contamination.
Health
officials said the fight to contain the disease is being hampered by
serious food shortages in the area. Chiredzi Central lawmaker Moses Mare
said the situation was tense as the population fears for the worst. He
said the lack of properly working water purification pumps has heavily
affected people in the area, as 2 pumps aren't functional, and the
remaining pump has been stagnant.
Zimbabwe experienced a severe
cholera outbreak beginning in 2008 that left at least 4293 dead by 2010.
A deepening political and economic meltdown made it difficult for
authorities to respond effectively.
[Byline: Obert Pepukai & Tatenda Gumbo]
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Asia
[4] Cholera - India (Maharashtra)
Date: Sat 5 May 2012
Source: IBN Live [edited]
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/2-die-50-hospitalised-due-to-suspected-cholera-outbreak/994899.html
District
authorities have suspected an outbreak of cholera in Kalamb town,
following the death of 2 senior citizens and hospitalization of over 50
persons.
Confirming the outbreak of cholera, Yavatmal Zilla
Parishad CEO Navalkishor Ram said a team of employees from the district
health department are moving door-to-door to create awareness among the
people and also to identify patients. "Deployment of tankers has been
ordered to supply potable water to the affected areas," he said.
The
villagers have alleged that the pipelines supplying water to households
in the town are old and that there are leakages at many places. "The
water is being contaminated due to impure water mixing with the water in
the pipe lines through the cracks. We have made complaints to the Gram
Panchayat on a number of occasions but to no use," one villager said.
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