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Published Date: 2011-04-04 08:36:30
Subject: PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update 2011 (06): Americas, Asia
Archive Number: 20110404.1040

CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2011 (06): AMERICAS, ASIA
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In this update:
Americas
[1] Cholera - Haiti
[2] Cholera - Dominican Republic
Asia
[3] Cholera - Papua New Guinea (New Ireland)
[4] Cholera - Papua New Guinea (Bougainville)
[5] Cholera - Malaysia (Sarawak)
[6] Cholera - Pakistan (Sindh)

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[1] Cholera - Haiti
Date: Fri 11 Mar 2011
Source: Sify.com [edited]
http://www.sify.com/news/toll-due-to-haiti-cholera-rises-to-4-672-news-international-ldljOljjafj.html

The [death] toll due to cholera in Haiti has reached 4672, since the
1st case was detected in October 2010, an official report said.

The report of the ministry of public health and population published
Thu 10 Mar 2011 said 252 640 people were infected with the disease and
136 407 were hospitalized, according to Prensa Latina.

The Ouest region, where the capital city of Port au Prince is
located, is the most affected with 876 deaths. Artibonite, where the
disease was 1st detected, registered 874 deaths. Nippes is the least
affected territory with 152 fatalities.

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[2] Cholera - Dominican Republic
Date: Fri 25 Mar 2011
Source: Physorg.com [edited]
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-03-cholera-deaths-dominican-republic.html

A cholera outbreak has killed 7 people and infected nearly 650 in the
Dominican Republic, a Caribbean country bordering Haiti, where the
illness has claimed 4500 lives in the past 5 months, officials said
Fri 25 Mar 2011.

A 43-year-old woman living in Pedernales, 205 miles (330 kilometers)
west of Santo Domingo, died this week, bringing the total to 7 deaths,
the public health minister said in a statement.

Authorities plan to launch a public awareness campaign to warn people
about the waterborne bacterial disease and urge strict hygiene
measures to control the outbreak.

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[3] Cholera - Papua New Guinea (New Ireland)
Date: Fri 1 Apr 2011
Source: Post Courier [edited]
http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20110401/news14.htm

The fight against cholera is still far from over. It has emerged in
Lihir, New Ireland Province, where the 1st confirmed case was detected
and reported on Mon 28 Mar 2011 by the chairman for New Ireland
Provincial Cholera Task Force (NIPCTF) Alphonse Wena.

Mr Wena said an Australian working for Lihir Gold Mines was tested
positive after being rushed to the Lihir Medical Center following
severe diarrhea associated with continuous vomiting. The patient
received treatment and was isolated but is recovering in hospital.

Mr Wena said the expatriate's contacts were also screened and treated
despite their negative status. He said the cholera task force held a
briefing on Wed 30 Mar 2011 to address the issue to its members.

[Byline: Jorge Rumaropen]

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[4] Cholera - Papua New Guinea (Bougainville)
Date: Tue 29 Mar 2011
Source: Post Courier [edited]
http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20110329/news16.htm

Tests in Port Moresby have confirmed a cholera epidemic in
Bougainville province, particularly the northern tip of Buka Island.
Already 65 cases have been treated at the Lemanmanu medical command
post.

15 cases required admission and have already been treated and
discharged. The death toll still stands at 2 but the disease has
spread across Gogohe and Hutjena and those affected were sent back to
Haku, where the disease started. The Cholera Task Force is now looking
at strict measures to contain the epidemic from causing more deaths
and to further prevent it from spreading all over Bougainville.

The age group most affected are between the ages of 10-15 year olds
and most cases reported revealed that more girls are affected.
Chairman of the Cholera Task Force in Bougainville Patrick Koles.

[Byline: Gorethy Kenneth]

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[5] Cholera - Malaysia (Sarawak)
Date: Wed 16 Mar 2011
Source: Arkanoid Legent [edited]
http://arkanoidlegent.blogspot.com/2011/03/malaysia-cholera-outbreak-infects-more.html

The Sarawak Medical Department has launched a detection campaign in
Limbang to contain a cholera outbreak, which has affected more than
100 people.

Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan said a health team was
going from door to door to take swabs and find ways to control the
spread of the disease.

"There have been 111 cases so far. 2 in serious condition, a pregnant
woman and a renal patient, have been admitted to Miri General
Hospital."

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[6] Cholera - Pakistan (Sindh)
Date: Sun 27 Mar 2011
Source: Tribune [edited]
http://tribune.com.pk/story/138185/one-case-of-cholera-confirmed-in-mirpurkhas/

An 8-year-old boy has been confirmed with cholera in Mirpurkhas after
samples of 3 suspected cases were sent to Islamabad for testing.

Dr Kamran Ahmed, a public officer with the Disease Early Warning
System (Dews) which is part of the World Health Organization, told The
Express Tribune that 3 cases were being investigated. "We mainly look
into cases of acute watery diarrhea," he explained.

Such cases are at a point of severe dehydration and, therefore, of
primary concern, he added. Dews was formed in response to the health
threats from last summer's floods. The other 2 cases of a 12-year-old
boy and 7-month-old girl were provided oral hydration and have now
recovered, Dr Ahmed said.

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