Published Date: 2014-07-09 21:28:42
Subject: PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (52): Africa, Asia
Archive Number: 20140709.2595790
CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE (52): AFRICA, ASIA
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In this update:
Asia
[1] Diarrhea, cholera - Pakistan (Islamabad Capital Territory)
[2] Cholera - Nepal (Central Region)
Africa
[3] Diarrhea - South Africa (North West Province), student camp
[4] Cholera - Ghana (Accra)
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[1] Diarrhea, cholera - Pakistan (Islamabad Capital Territory)
Date: Sat 7 Jul 2014
Source: The Nation [edited]
http://www.nation.com.pk/national/07-Jul-2014/900-patients-admitted-in-pims-in-ramazan
At
least 900 people have arrived in PIMS hospital (Pakistan Institute of
Medical Sciences) complaining of cholera and diarrhea. Since the holy
month of Ramadan has started, more than 900 patients affected by
cholera, gastroenteritis and digestion problems have come to PIMS
hospital. Over 600 children have been admitted to hospital due to
dehydration and stomach problems.
According to doctors,
precautionary measures are necessary to follow during Iftar and Sehri
times; intake of water needs to be increased during Sehri and Iftar
times, and Samosas and Pakoras made in Bazaars should be avoided, as
they are fried in substandard oil.
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[2] Cholera - Nepal (Central Region)
Date: Sat 29 Jun 2014
Source: My Republica [edited]
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=77998
Floodwater
generally triggers waterborne disease like cholera, jaundice, typhoid
and several others, but officials with the Epidemiology and Disease
Control Division (EDCD) of the Department of Health Services (DoHS) have
been expecting massive flood, which they said that can be appropriate
means to control the cholera epidemic. Officials hope that people will
not drink stream water without proper treatment if massive flooding
comes, and the ongoing epidemic could be contained.
"We are
trying our best to control the epidemic, but it is still out of
control," Dr Baburam Marasini, Director at EDCD, said, adding: "People
may treat drinking water properly if massive flooding comes." He said
that contaminated water is the main cause for the spread of diseases.
People openly defecate at the source of the stream, which is located in
Makwanpur district.
Two people died, and more than 1500 were
infected from the cholera that spread in Gaidatar VDC of Rautahat over
the last 3 months. Dr Marasini said that hundreds of people could have
died if there were not proper treatment facilities. He said that the
office cannot say when the epidemic will come under control.
"How
could we say when cholera will come under control? Haiti's cholera
outbreak has not fully come under control yet," he said, adding that
people of the affected areas are still not getting safe drinking water,
due to which people have been continuously getting infected with the
disease.
Meanwhile, the District Health Office (DHO) of Rautahat
has stopped collecting stool samples of infected people. "How can we
know the status of the disease if the stool samples are not tested,"
asked Dr Subash Kumar Chaudhary of the District Hospital at Gaur.
Every
day, over a dozen people have been visiting health camps for treatment.
"Our entire efforts to control the epidemic have failed. We cannot
provide safe drinking water to all," he added. He questioned higher
officials on why the disease cannot be brought under control.
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[3] Diarrhea - South Africa (North West Province), student camp
Date: Mon 7 Jul 2014
Source: South African Press Association (SAPA) [edited]
http://www.jacarandafm.com/post/nwest-camp-shut-due-to-diarrhea-outbreak/
A winter study camp for matric pupils in Arendsnes near Brits was shut down following a diarrhea outbreak.
"The
department regrets to inform parents and learners about the immediate
closing of the winter study camp due to unhealthy conditions," said
spokesman Brian Setswammung. "Pupils complained about diarrhoea, and we
called in health authorities to investigate."
It was discovered
that the food prepared for the pupils was below standard and unhygienic,
he said. At least 393 pupils were at the camp. 15 were admitted to
hospital on Fri 6 Jul 2014 and had since been discharged. A further
investigation to determine how the food was procured and prepared was
underway, Setswammung said.
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[4] Cholera - Ghana (Accra)
Date: Tue 8 Jul 2014
Source: Ghana Web [edited]
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/health/artikel.php?ID=315893
Dr
George Mensah, in-charge of the Accra Metropolitan Health Service, on
Mon 7 Jul 2014 advised public health officers to ensure cholera does not
spread in the metropolis by enforcing the laws on sanitation. He said
that now that it was raining, daily environmental sanitation was
necessary, adding that: "Your main focus should be on the food vendors
by the gutters." Dr Mensah gave the advice when he met with all health
officers in the 11 sub-metros in Accra to deliberate on the outbreak of
cholera.
Dr Simpson Anim Boateng, Public Health Director of the
Accra Metropolitan Assembly, in an interview with the GNA, expressed
happiness that Accra did not record any case of cholera last year [2013]
because of the officers' hard work, though one case was recorded
recently.
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