Namibia - Fast tausend Cholera-Fälle gemeldet
Ein weiteres Todesopfer am vergangenen Wochenende – Gesamtsituation hat sich leicht verbessert
03.04.2008
[...] Der Tod des namibischen Mannes bringt die Zahl der Choleraopfer auf insgesamt vier. Inzwischen seien 954 Cholerafälle gemeldet und würden 13 Patienten in Krankenhäusern behandelt [...] Die Malariasituation sei immer noch im Rahmen des Normalen, aber es wird mit einem Anstieg gerechnet, sobald das Wasser in den Oshanas (Senken) in dem Cuvelai-System in den Pfannen und Senken zum Stillstand kommt ... mehr
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Aktuelle Epidemien in Afrika
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CHOLERA, DIARRHEA & DYSENTERY UPDATE 2008 (20)
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In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Kenya (Nyanza)
[2] Cholera - Angola
[3] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena)
[4] Cholera - Ethiopia (Somali)
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[1] Cholera - Kenya (Nyanza)
Date: Thu 3 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica, UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
report [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804030861.html>
At least 42 people have died in western Kenya following an outbreak of
cholera, health officials said. "At least 701 cases of the disease have
been reported in the western province of Nyanza," SK Sharif, the senior
deputy director of the area's medical services, said on 2 Apr 2008.
The disease, which was initially reported in the districts of Rongo, Siaya,
and Suba in January 2008, had spread to other districts in the region
despite control measures. The most affected areas included the districts of
Bondo, Homa Bay, Kisumu, Migori, and Nyando. Cases had also been reported
in Kisii and in the Bunyala area of Busia.
Sharif said the outbreak had been caused by gaps in water and sanitation
hygiene in the region and frequent outbreaks of the disease in neighboring
Uganda. Other risk factors included the use of untreated water and
contaminated food.
The mass movement of people during the post-election crisis may also have
contributed to the outbreak of the disease as people found themselves in
areas with inadequate water and sanitation facilities.
Cholera cases were also reported in Northeastern Province in January 2008
and February 2008 in the districts of Mandera Central, Mandera East, and
Wajir, where there were at least 12 deaths and 448 cases. The outbreak
followed similar outbreaks in Ethiopia and Somalia and was exacerbated by
inadequate water and sanitation hygiene.
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[Nyanza province is located in the south western corner of Kenya and
borders Uganda and Tanzania. Its location can be seen on a map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... /kenya.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
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[2] Cholera - Angola
Date: Tue 1 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica, UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
report [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804010681.html>
Widespread flooding in southern Angola has been blamed for a surge in
cholera, with 4500 cases of the waterborne disease reported in 2008 with
150 fatalities.
According to Angola's health ministry, there were 590 new cases in the week
running up to 31 Mar 2008, up from the 503 cases reported the previous week.
About half of the infections were in Angola's southern provinces of Cunene
and Huila, which have been hard hit by flooding. According to the UN Office
for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), over 81 400 people had
been affected by the floods, with more than 56 000 displaced.
"The flooding caught everyone by surprise," said Adam Berthoud, regional
public health advisor for the development agency Oxfam. "Oxfam has been
working with the Angolan Red Cross, UNICEF (United Nations Children's
Fund), and government stakeholders to ensure access to clean water,
sanitation and key hygiene items such as soap and buckets," Bertohoud told
IRIN.
According to the WHO (World Health Organisation), a 2 year long cholera
outbreak that began in February 2006 resulted in 70 000 reported cases and
nearly 3000 deaths.
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cholera. The areas mentioned in the posting can be found on a map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... angola.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
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[3] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena)
Date: Mon 1 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica, The Namibian (Windhoek) report [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804010820.html>
The number of cholera cases reported in the Ohangwena Region has almost
doubled, rising to 858, with 16 cases confirmed since 23 Feb 2008, regional
health director Dr Naftali Hamata announced yesterday [31 Mar 2008].
In the Eenhana district, a cholera patient died at the end of last week
[24-30 Mar 2008], bringing the total number of cholera deaths in Ohangwena
to 4. On 27 Mar 2008, The Namibian reported that 455 cholera cases had been
reported, with only 2 deaths in the Engela Health District, which includes
Oshikango and Okatope. In the meantime, another cholera patient has died at
Engela and a 4th at the Eenhana district hospital.
Hamata said there were fears that the disease would spread to other
hospital districts in the region.
[byline: Oswald Shivute]
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found at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohangwena>. It borders the Angolan
province of Cunene, which has had cholera activity as well. - Mod.LL]
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[4] Cholera - Ethiopia (Somali)
Date: Mon 31 Mar 2008
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),
ReliefWeb [edited]
<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db9 ... enDocument>
A total of 97 suspected acute watery diarrhea (AWD) cases with 8 deaths
were reported from Suftu area in Dolo Ado woreda of Liben zone in Somali
Region. The cases were reported between 14 Jan 2008 and 15 Mar 2008,
according to the team deployed to the woreda [a woreda (sometimes spelled
wereda) is an administrative ward or local government of Ethiopia,
equivalent to a district. Woredas are composed of a number of kebele or
neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government
in Ethiopia - Mod.LL]. AWD cases were also reported by Kenyan health
authorities in an area bordering Somali Region.
According to Kenyan health authorities, the laboratory investigations
identified _Vibrio cholerae_. A cross border meeting was conducted by
health and administrative authorities to exchange information and
collaborate on the prevention and control activities by both sides.
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In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Kenya (Nyanza)
[2] Cholera - Angola
[3] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena)
[4] Cholera - Ethiopia (Somali)
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[1] Cholera - Kenya (Nyanza)
Date: Thu 3 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica, UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
report [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804030861.html>
At least 42 people have died in western Kenya following an outbreak of
cholera, health officials said. "At least 701 cases of the disease have
been reported in the western province of Nyanza," SK Sharif, the senior
deputy director of the area's medical services, said on 2 Apr 2008.
The disease, which was initially reported in the districts of Rongo, Siaya,
and Suba in January 2008, had spread to other districts in the region
despite control measures. The most affected areas included the districts of
Bondo, Homa Bay, Kisumu, Migori, and Nyando. Cases had also been reported
in Kisii and in the Bunyala area of Busia.
Sharif said the outbreak had been caused by gaps in water and sanitation
hygiene in the region and frequent outbreaks of the disease in neighboring
Uganda. Other risk factors included the use of untreated water and
contaminated food.
The mass movement of people during the post-election crisis may also have
contributed to the outbreak of the disease as people found themselves in
areas with inadequate water and sanitation facilities.
Cholera cases were also reported in Northeastern Province in January 2008
and February 2008 in the districts of Mandera Central, Mandera East, and
Wajir, where there were at least 12 deaths and 448 cases. The outbreak
followed similar outbreaks in Ethiopia and Somalia and was exacerbated by
inadequate water and sanitation hygiene.
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[Nyanza province is located in the south western corner of Kenya and
borders Uganda and Tanzania. Its location can be seen on a map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... /kenya.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
******
[2] Cholera - Angola
Date: Tue 1 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica, UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
report [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804010681.html>
Widespread flooding in southern Angola has been blamed for a surge in
cholera, with 4500 cases of the waterborne disease reported in 2008 with
150 fatalities.
According to Angola's health ministry, there were 590 new cases in the week
running up to 31 Mar 2008, up from the 503 cases reported the previous week.
About half of the infections were in Angola's southern provinces of Cunene
and Huila, which have been hard hit by flooding. According to the UN Office
for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), over 81 400 people had
been affected by the floods, with more than 56 000 displaced.
"The flooding caught everyone by surprise," said Adam Berthoud, regional
public health advisor for the development agency Oxfam. "Oxfam has been
working with the Angolan Red Cross, UNICEF (United Nations Children's
Fund), and government stakeholders to ensure access to clean water,
sanitation and key hygiene items such as soap and buckets," Bertohoud told
IRIN.
According to the WHO (World Health Organisation), a 2 year long cholera
outbreak that began in February 2006 resulted in 70 000 reported cases and
nearly 3000 deaths.
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[During the 2 years, almost every province in Angola has reported cases of
cholera. The areas mentioned in the posting can be found on a map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... angola.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
******
[3] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena)
Date: Mon 1 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica, The Namibian (Windhoek) report [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804010820.html>
The number of cholera cases reported in the Ohangwena Region has almost
doubled, rising to 858, with 16 cases confirmed since 23 Feb 2008, regional
health director Dr Naftali Hamata announced yesterday [31 Mar 2008].
In the Eenhana district, a cholera patient died at the end of last week
[24-30 Mar 2008], bringing the total number of cholera deaths in Ohangwena
to 4. On 27 Mar 2008, The Namibian reported that 455 cholera cases had been
reported, with only 2 deaths in the Engela Health District, which includes
Oshikango and Okatope. In the meantime, another cholera patient has died at
Engela and a 4th at the Eenhana district hospital.
Hamata said there were fears that the disease would spread to other
hospital districts in the region.
[byline: Oswald Shivute]
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[A map of Namibia showing the province of Ohangwena in the north can be
found at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohangwena>. It borders the Angolan
province of Cunene, which has had cholera activity as well. - Mod.LL]
******
[4] Cholera - Ethiopia (Somali)
Date: Mon 31 Mar 2008
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),
ReliefWeb [edited]
<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db9 ... enDocument>
A total of 97 suspected acute watery diarrhea (AWD) cases with 8 deaths
were reported from Suftu area in Dolo Ado woreda of Liben zone in Somali
Region. The cases were reported between 14 Jan 2008 and 15 Mar 2008,
according to the team deployed to the woreda [a woreda (sometimes spelled
wereda) is an administrative ward or local government of Ethiopia,
equivalent to a district. Woredas are composed of a number of kebele or
neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government
in Ethiopia - Mod.LL]. AWD cases were also reported by Kenyan health
authorities in an area bordering Somali Region.
According to Kenyan health authorities, the laboratory investigations
identified _Vibrio cholerae_. A cross border meeting was conducted by
health and administrative authorities to exchange information and
collaborate on the prevention and control activities by both sides.
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[The Somali region of Ethiopia can be found on a map at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Region>. - Mod.LL]
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GELBFIEBER - AFRICA: LIBERIA
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Date: Thu 3 Apr 2008
Source: Star Radio [edited]
<http://www.starradio.org.lr/content/view/7553/380/>
Health ministry reports outbreak of yellow fever
------------------------------------------------
The Ministry of Health has reported an outbreak of yellow fever [YF] in
Liberia. Deputy health minister Dr Bernice Dahn told reporters the disease
was diagnosed in a 32 year old man who died in Nimba County. The chief
medical officer said a specimen from the man tested positive in Liberia and
confirmed in Dakar, Senegal. According to Dr Dahn, one case of yellow
fever is considered an outbreak because before it is confirmed it may have
already spread to several people.
The Health Ministry has reported the case to the World Health Organization
in accordance with International Health Regulations. The ministry has also
sent its surveillance officers in Grand Gedeh and Nimba Counties where the
disease has been traced. The surveillance officers will investigate whether
the yellow fever case is the 1st and whether it has already been
transmitted to other people.
Dr Dahn informed reporters that the government is working with WHO to bring
in vaccines for treatment as the one in Liberia is only for prevention.
The chief medical officer called on people to keep their surroundings
clean, as the mosquito that transmits yellow fewer breeds in poor sanitary
conditions. Meanwhile, WHO said it would work with the Health Ministry to
identify more resources to address the yellow fever outbreak in Liberia.
WHO country director Dr Eugene Nyarko told reporters his organization has
reported the case to the next level and is awaiting a response. He said
with the international alert, partners involved with yellow fever will now
turn their attention to Liberia. Dr Nyarko gave assurances that WHO will
work with the Health Ministry in carrying out preventive measures firstly
in Nimba and Grand Gedeh Counties.
[byline: Wellington Geevon Smith]
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[It is not clear what the difference might be between YF virus vaccines for
prevention, already in Liberia, and the imported vaccine for treatment. In
any event, vaccination is essential and urgent to prevent person-to-person
transmission of YF virus and the development of an outbreak. The evidence
for tracing the YF case to both Grand Gedeh and Nimba Counties is not
stated. The mosquito vector _Aedes aegypti_ can breed in water catchments
in and around houses, even though general sanitary conditions may be good.
A map of Liberia showing the counties can be accessed at
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/l ... l_2004.jpg>. - Mod.TY]
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Date: Thu 3 Apr 2008
Source: Star Radio [edited]
<http://www.starradio.org.lr/content/view/7553/380/>
Health ministry reports outbreak of yellow fever
------------------------------------------------
The Ministry of Health has reported an outbreak of yellow fever [YF] in
Liberia. Deputy health minister Dr Bernice Dahn told reporters the disease
was diagnosed in a 32 year old man who died in Nimba County. The chief
medical officer said a specimen from the man tested positive in Liberia and
confirmed in Dakar, Senegal. According to Dr Dahn, one case of yellow
fever is considered an outbreak because before it is confirmed it may have
already spread to several people.
The Health Ministry has reported the case to the World Health Organization
in accordance with International Health Regulations. The ministry has also
sent its surveillance officers in Grand Gedeh and Nimba Counties where the
disease has been traced. The surveillance officers will investigate whether
the yellow fever case is the 1st and whether it has already been
transmitted to other people.
Dr Dahn informed reporters that the government is working with WHO to bring
in vaccines for treatment as the one in Liberia is only for prevention.
The chief medical officer called on people to keep their surroundings
clean, as the mosquito that transmits yellow fewer breeds in poor sanitary
conditions. Meanwhile, WHO said it would work with the Health Ministry to
identify more resources to address the yellow fever outbreak in Liberia.
WHO country director Dr Eugene Nyarko told reporters his organization has
reported the case to the next level and is awaiting a response. He said
with the international alert, partners involved with yellow fever will now
turn their attention to Liberia. Dr Nyarko gave assurances that WHO will
work with the Health Ministry in carrying out preventive measures firstly
in Nimba and Grand Gedeh Counties.
[byline: Wellington Geevon Smith]
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[It is not clear what the difference might be between YF virus vaccines for
prevention, already in Liberia, and the imported vaccine for treatment. In
any event, vaccination is essential and urgent to prevent person-to-person
transmission of YF virus and the development of an outbreak. The evidence
for tracing the YF case to both Grand Gedeh and Nimba Counties is not
stated. The mosquito vector _Aedes aegypti_ can breed in water catchments
in and around houses, even though general sanitary conditions may be good.
A map of Liberia showing the counties can be accessed at
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/l ... l_2004.jpg>. - Mod.TY]
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MALARIA - BOTSWANA (SELEBI PHIKWE)
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Date: 7 Apr 2008
Source: BOPA Daily News [edited]
<http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20 ... in_Bobirwa>
Malaria outbreak in Bobirwa
---------------------------
A total of 6 people have died of malaria in the Bobirwa area, while
201 others were treated for the disease, a public health specialist
has said. Dr. Trude Arnesen, who covers Selebi-Phikwe and Bobonong
areas, said these were confirmed cases from Mmadinare, Bobonong and
Selebi-Phikwe hospitals since 1 Mar 2008 to date.
"So far we have 6 deaths and 201 sick lab-confirmed cases, and this
is unusually high in Bobirwa as the area usually report few cases,"
she said. "And it's double the figure of the previous 2 years." A 600
figure have not been confirmed.
Bobirwa areas include Mmadinare, Bobonong and areas around
Selebi-Phikwe. Badly hit areas include Tshokwe, Motlhabaneng, Tobane
and Bobonong and some of the patients from these areas are treated in
Selebi-Phikwe.
Dr. Arnesen said she feared that some people were not coming forward
because they did not know they had malaria, especially that the
disease had vague flu-like symptoms which included muscle pain,
chills, fever, vomiting and headache as main symptoms.
"The message we want to get through to the people is for them avoid
being bitten by the mosquito by putting on protective clothing, using
mosquito repellents, nets and spray rooms before they go to sleep,"
she said. Most vulnerable people are babies and pregnant women.
Dr Arnesen said clinics and hospitals in Bobirwa had started rapid
tests for malaria on all patients who visit their facility to aid
detecting disease early and treating affected people. She said a new
treatment drug called co-artem was in place to treat patients and was
more effective than previously used drugs which the mosquito parasite
has developed resistance to.
She said district health teams were on high alert and working hard to
test patients and to provide treatment. Mosquito bed-nets would be
provided to pregnant women.
However, Selebi-Phikwe was still not much affected by the outbreak
although medics were on alert to monitor the situation. BOPA
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[Selebi-Phikwe is considered a low risk area for malaria. It is
located at the eastern tip of Botswana close to Zimbabwe and the
Republic of South Africa. An increase could be linked to an increase
of malaria in Zimbabwe, either through an increased trans border
transmission or through the influx of refugees from Zimbabwe infected
with malaria. Co-artem is an artemisinin derivative effective against
P.falciparum infections, resistant to other drugs.
Map: <http://www.iss.co.za/Af/profiles/Botswa ... _rel95.jpg>
- Mod. EP]
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Date: 7 Apr 2008
Source: BOPA Daily News [edited]
<http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20 ... in_Bobirwa>
Malaria outbreak in Bobirwa
---------------------------
A total of 6 people have died of malaria in the Bobirwa area, while
201 others were treated for the disease, a public health specialist
has said. Dr. Trude Arnesen, who covers Selebi-Phikwe and Bobonong
areas, said these were confirmed cases from Mmadinare, Bobonong and
Selebi-Phikwe hospitals since 1 Mar 2008 to date.
"So far we have 6 deaths and 201 sick lab-confirmed cases, and this
is unusually high in Bobirwa as the area usually report few cases,"
she said. "And it's double the figure of the previous 2 years." A 600
figure have not been confirmed.
Bobirwa areas include Mmadinare, Bobonong and areas around
Selebi-Phikwe. Badly hit areas include Tshokwe, Motlhabaneng, Tobane
and Bobonong and some of the patients from these areas are treated in
Selebi-Phikwe.
Dr. Arnesen said she feared that some people were not coming forward
because they did not know they had malaria, especially that the
disease had vague flu-like symptoms which included muscle pain,
chills, fever, vomiting and headache as main symptoms.
"The message we want to get through to the people is for them avoid
being bitten by the mosquito by putting on protective clothing, using
mosquito repellents, nets and spray rooms before they go to sleep,"
she said. Most vulnerable people are babies and pregnant women.
Dr Arnesen said clinics and hospitals in Bobirwa had started rapid
tests for malaria on all patients who visit their facility to aid
detecting disease early and treating affected people. She said a new
treatment drug called co-artem was in place to treat patients and was
more effective than previously used drugs which the mosquito parasite
has developed resistance to.
She said district health teams were on high alert and working hard to
test patients and to provide treatment. Mosquito bed-nets would be
provided to pregnant women.
However, Selebi-Phikwe was still not much affected by the outbreak
although medics were on alert to monitor the situation. BOPA
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[Selebi-Phikwe is considered a low risk area for malaria. It is
located at the eastern tip of Botswana close to Zimbabwe and the
Republic of South Africa. An increase could be linked to an increase
of malaria in Zimbabwe, either through an increased trans border
transmission or through the influx of refugees from Zimbabwe infected
with malaria. Co-artem is an artemisinin derivative effective against
P.falciparum infections, resistant to other drugs.
Map: <http://www.iss.co.za/Af/profiles/Botswa ... _rel95.jpg>
- Mod. EP]
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CHOLERA, DIARRHEA & DYSENTERY UPDATE 2008 (21)
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In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Kenya (Rift Valley)
[2] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena)
[3] Cholera - Zimbabwe (Mashonaland Central)
[4] Cholera - Somalia (Gedo)
*****
[1] Cholera - Kenya (Rift Valley)
Date: Mon 7 Apr 2008
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA), ReliefWeb, Agence France-Presse (AFP) report [edited]
<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db9 ... enDocument>
An outbreak of cholera has killed 5 people in the western Kenyan town
of Naivasha over the past week, a health official said Monday [7 Apr
2008]. The fatalities occurred in Naivasha, about 90 kilometers (55
miles) northwest of the capital, said local health official Bota Nyakiba.
"Among the dead are 2 minors, but we are trying to manage the
situation," he added. "Hawking of food has been outlawed in order to
contain the disease."
Health experts have warned that possible disease outbreak in camps
housing hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the violence
spurred by the disputed 27 Dec 2008 presidential elections.
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[Naivasha is located in Rift Valley province and can be found on a
map of Kenya at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... /kenya.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
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[2] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena)
Date: Mon 7 Apr 2008
Source: The Namibian [edited]
<http://www.namibian.com.na/2008/April/n ... E20C2.html>
The number of cholera cases reported in the Ohangwena Region has
risen to 945, with 4 deaths, Oshana health director Naftali Hamata
said on Friday [4 Apr 2008].
[Byline: Oswald Shivute]
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be found at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohangwena>.
It borders the Angolan province of Cunene, which has had cholera
activity as well. - Mod.LL]
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[3] Cholera - Zimbabwe (Mashonaland Central)
Date: Sun 6 Apr 2008
Source: Afriquenligne [edited]
<http://www.afriquenligne.fr/news/africa ... 61387.html>
Health officials in northern Zimbabwe said Sunday [6 Apr 2008] a
prolonged outbreak of cholera in the area had killed 20 people and
affected more than 200 others. They said Shamva district in the north
had been hit by a cholera outbreak since February [2008], which had
claimed 20 lives and left 221 others sick.
District medical officer Tendai Kamuriwo said it was suspected the
disease broke out after villagers used contaminated water from
streams and mishandling of victims' bodies. "We are not sure how the
1st cholera victim contracted it, but we suspect it could have been
from the river where the community gets its water," he said.
As part of measures to control the spread of disease, health
officials said they had banned food at funerals, and enforced strict
sanitary standards in the area.
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[Shamva is located in Mashonaland Central and can be found on a map at
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******
[4] Cholera - Somalia (Gedo)
Date: Sat 5 Apr 2008
Source: Garowe Online [edited]
<http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/pub ... town.shtml>
At least 12 people have died from watery diarrhea in a small town in
southwestern Somalia, which is ill equipped to fight the disease,
town officials said.
Mohamed Hersi Dudi, the mayor of Bardhere, a town in Gedo region,
told local media that 60 other people have been suffering from the
disease since last week.
A local journalist said there is a privately owned hospital in town,
but cited a general shortage of medicine needed to treat watery diarrhea.
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In this update:
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[1] Cholera - Kenya (Rift Valley)
[2] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena)
[3] Cholera - Zimbabwe (Mashonaland Central)
[4] Cholera - Somalia (Gedo)
*****
[1] Cholera - Kenya (Rift Valley)
Date: Mon 7 Apr 2008
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA), ReliefWeb, Agence France-Presse (AFP) report [edited]
<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db9 ... enDocument>
An outbreak of cholera has killed 5 people in the western Kenyan town
of Naivasha over the past week, a health official said Monday [7 Apr
2008]. The fatalities occurred in Naivasha, about 90 kilometers (55
miles) northwest of the capital, said local health official Bota Nyakiba.
"Among the dead are 2 minors, but we are trying to manage the
situation," he added. "Hawking of food has been outlawed in order to
contain the disease."
Health experts have warned that possible disease outbreak in camps
housing hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the violence
spurred by the disputed 27 Dec 2008 presidential elections.
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<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... /kenya.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
******
[2] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena)
Date: Mon 7 Apr 2008
Source: The Namibian [edited]
<http://www.namibian.com.na/2008/April/n ... E20C2.html>
The number of cholera cases reported in the Ohangwena Region has
risen to 945, with 4 deaths, Oshana health director Naftali Hamata
said on Friday [4 Apr 2008].
[Byline: Oswald Shivute]
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[A map of Namibia showing the province of Ohangwena in the north can
be found at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohangwena>.
It borders the Angolan province of Cunene, which has had cholera
activity as well. - Mod.LL]
******
[3] Cholera - Zimbabwe (Mashonaland Central)
Date: Sun 6 Apr 2008
Source: Afriquenligne [edited]
<http://www.afriquenligne.fr/news/africa ... 61387.html>
Health officials in northern Zimbabwe said Sunday [6 Apr 2008] a
prolonged outbreak of cholera in the area had killed 20 people and
affected more than 200 others. They said Shamva district in the north
had been hit by a cholera outbreak since February [2008], which had
claimed 20 lives and left 221 others sick.
District medical officer Tendai Kamuriwo said it was suspected the
disease broke out after villagers used contaminated water from
streams and mishandling of victims' bodies. "We are not sure how the
1st cholera victim contracted it, but we suspect it could have been
from the river where the community gets its water," he said.
As part of measures to control the spread of disease, health
officials said they had banned food at funerals, and enforced strict
sanitary standards in the area.
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[Shamva is located in Mashonaland Central and can be found on a map at
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******
[4] Cholera - Somalia (Gedo)
Date: Sat 5 Apr 2008
Source: Garowe Online [edited]
<http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/pub ... town.shtml>
At least 12 people have died from watery diarrhea in a small town in
southwestern Somalia, which is ill equipped to fight the disease,
town officials said.
Mohamed Hersi Dudi, the mayor of Bardhere, a town in Gedo region,
told local media that 60 other people have been suffering from the
disease since last week.
A local journalist said there is a privately owned hospital in town,
but cited a general shortage of medicine needed to treat watery diarrhea.
--
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[Gedo is in southwestern Somalia, bordering on Kenya and Ethiopia and
can be found on a map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... omalia.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
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Re: Aktuelle Epidemien in Afrika
MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL - BURKINA FASO (02): VACCINATED AREAS
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Date: Fri 11 Apr 2008
Source: allAfrica.com [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804110048.html>
People vaccinated against meningitis are supposed to have protection
for 3 years but health officials have announced that meningitis
epidemics have occurred in several areas where populations had
recently been immunized.
"[Health researchers] are currently collecting information so as to
identify the factors explaining the recurrence of the epidemic in
districts where populations have been vaccinated", Ousmane Badolo,
head of the epidemiologic surveillance department at the ministry of
health, told IRIN. Vaccination campaigns target people between 2 to
30 years old; according to the ministry of health, 80 to 90 percent
of the victims of meningitis belong to that age group.
A total of 714 people have died since 1 January out of 7184 cases.
Several different bacteria can cause meningitis which is an
inflammation of the protective membranes covering the central nervous
system. The Neisseria sero-group is one of the most important to
watch because it often leads to epidemics, experts say. Badolo, the
epidemiologist, said that health research teams from the UN World
Health Organization and US-based Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention have come to Burkina Faso to investigate.
"This is the first time that such research is being conducted,"
Badolo said, adding that at this stage he could only guess why the
vaccination programmes have not worked. "Perhaps it is because of
population displacement," he said, "for instance in gold mining areas
people are often coming and going."
The health researchers will focus their work on the districts of Reo
in the central west of the country, Boulsa in the central north,
Titao in the north and in Sig-nonghin a district in the north of the
capital Ouagadougou. The populations in each of those 4 districts
were vaccinated last year [2007]; yet each has reached epidemic
thresholds. A total of 5 out of the country's 55 districts have
reached the epidemic threshold and 14 others are on alert.
Meanwhile, 3.5 million people have been vaccinated this year [2008]
out of a population of 14 million. The government said it is in the
process of procuring a million more vaccines with the help of UN
Children's Agency UNICEF.
--
Communicated by:
Coulibaly Sidi
<sidi_couly@yahoo.ca>
[The number of total cases of meningitis in Burkina Faso has more
than doubled and the number of deaths has about doubled since the
last report (see ProMED-mail post Meningitis, meningococcal - Burkina
Faso 20080314.1017).
There are at least 13 _Neisseria meningitidis_ serogroups, based on
the antigenic specificity of their capsular polysaccharides; disease
due serogroups A, B, C, Y, and W135 are most common. According to a
prior ProMED post Meningitis, meningococcal - Africa: meningitis
belt 20080225.0756, _N. meningitidis_ serogroup A was identified as
the presumptive causative agent of this outbreak in 2 of the Burkina
Faso districts. Serogroup A has been the predominant cause of
meningitis outbreaks in the African meningitis belt (in which Burkina
Faso is located) that recur at intervals of 7-14 years and result in
excessive morbidity and mortality among children and young adults. In
recent years, group W135 meningococci have also caused outbreaks in
this region.
All serogroup polysaccharides but B, are immunogenic in humans. There
are several different types of meningococcal vaccines. Polysaccharide
vaccines, which have been available for more than 30 years, exist
against serogroups A, C, Y, and W-135 in various combinations (such
as, a bivalent AC, trivalent ACW-135, and a tetravalent ACYW-135
polysaccharide vaccine). There is a monovalent conjugate vaccine
against serogroup C and a tetravalent against serogroups A, C, Y, and
W-135. The type of meningococcal vaccine used in the current outbreak
in Burkina Faso is not specified.
Immunity following meningococcal vaccination is serogroup-specific.
One possible explanation of vaccine failure is a mismatch in the
predominant meningococcal serogroup causing the Burkina Faso outbreak
and the serogroup specificity of the vaccine. Another possibility is
the outbreak is due to an organism other than _N. meningitidis_.
Vaccine stability could be an additional problem. There had been a
recall in 2002 of Menomune-A/C/Y/W-135 (Meningococcal Polysaccharide
Vaccine, groups A, C, Y and W-135 Combined) because of loss of
serogroup A potency in this multivalent vaccine. Inability to
vaccinate enough of the susceptible population to induce herd
immunity may be another explanation. We await the results of the WHO
and U.S. CDC investigation.
A map of the African bacterial meningitis belt can be found at
<http://www.medic8.com/images/map4-9.gif>. - Mod.ML]
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Date: Fri 11 Apr 2008
Source: allAfrica.com [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804110048.html>
People vaccinated against meningitis are supposed to have protection
for 3 years but health officials have announced that meningitis
epidemics have occurred in several areas where populations had
recently been immunized.
"[Health researchers] are currently collecting information so as to
identify the factors explaining the recurrence of the epidemic in
districts where populations have been vaccinated", Ousmane Badolo,
head of the epidemiologic surveillance department at the ministry of
health, told IRIN. Vaccination campaigns target people between 2 to
30 years old; according to the ministry of health, 80 to 90 percent
of the victims of meningitis belong to that age group.
A total of 714 people have died since 1 January out of 7184 cases.
Several different bacteria can cause meningitis which is an
inflammation of the protective membranes covering the central nervous
system. The Neisseria sero-group is one of the most important to
watch because it often leads to epidemics, experts say. Badolo, the
epidemiologist, said that health research teams from the UN World
Health Organization and US-based Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention have come to Burkina Faso to investigate.
"This is the first time that such research is being conducted,"
Badolo said, adding that at this stage he could only guess why the
vaccination programmes have not worked. "Perhaps it is because of
population displacement," he said, "for instance in gold mining areas
people are often coming and going."
The health researchers will focus their work on the districts of Reo
in the central west of the country, Boulsa in the central north,
Titao in the north and in Sig-nonghin a district in the north of the
capital Ouagadougou. The populations in each of those 4 districts
were vaccinated last year [2007]; yet each has reached epidemic
thresholds. A total of 5 out of the country's 55 districts have
reached the epidemic threshold and 14 others are on alert.
Meanwhile, 3.5 million people have been vaccinated this year [2008]
out of a population of 14 million. The government said it is in the
process of procuring a million more vaccines with the help of UN
Children's Agency UNICEF.
--
Communicated by:
Coulibaly Sidi
<sidi_couly@yahoo.ca>
[The number of total cases of meningitis in Burkina Faso has more
than doubled and the number of deaths has about doubled since the
last report (see ProMED-mail post Meningitis, meningococcal - Burkina
Faso 20080314.1017).
There are at least 13 _Neisseria meningitidis_ serogroups, based on
the antigenic specificity of their capsular polysaccharides; disease
due serogroups A, B, C, Y, and W135 are most common. According to a
prior ProMED post Meningitis, meningococcal - Africa: meningitis
belt 20080225.0756, _N. meningitidis_ serogroup A was identified as
the presumptive causative agent of this outbreak in 2 of the Burkina
Faso districts. Serogroup A has been the predominant cause of
meningitis outbreaks in the African meningitis belt (in which Burkina
Faso is located) that recur at intervals of 7-14 years and result in
excessive morbidity and mortality among children and young adults. In
recent years, group W135 meningococci have also caused outbreaks in
this region.
All serogroup polysaccharides but B, are immunogenic in humans. There
are several different types of meningococcal vaccines. Polysaccharide
vaccines, which have been available for more than 30 years, exist
against serogroups A, C, Y, and W-135 in various combinations (such
as, a bivalent AC, trivalent ACW-135, and a tetravalent ACYW-135
polysaccharide vaccine). There is a monovalent conjugate vaccine
against serogroup C and a tetravalent against serogroups A, C, Y, and
W-135. The type of meningococcal vaccine used in the current outbreak
in Burkina Faso is not specified.
Immunity following meningococcal vaccination is serogroup-specific.
One possible explanation of vaccine failure is a mismatch in the
predominant meningococcal serogroup causing the Burkina Faso outbreak
and the serogroup specificity of the vaccine. Another possibility is
the outbreak is due to an organism other than _N. meningitidis_.
Vaccine stability could be an additional problem. There had been a
recall in 2002 of Menomune-A/C/Y/W-135 (Meningococcal Polysaccharide
Vaccine, groups A, C, Y and W-135 Combined) because of loss of
serogroup A potency in this multivalent vaccine. Inability to
vaccinate enough of the susceptible population to induce herd
immunity may be another explanation. We await the results of the WHO
and U.S. CDC investigation.
A map of the African bacterial meningitis belt can be found at
<http://www.medic8.com/images/map4-9.gif>. - Mod.ML]
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CHOLERA, DIARRHEA & DYSENTERY UPDATE 2008 (22)
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In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena, Kunene)
[2] Cholera - Kenya
[3] Cholera - Angola (Namibe)
[4] Cholera - Angola (Huila)
******
[1] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena, Kunene)
Date: Sat 14 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica, The Namibian (Windhoek) report [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804140747.html>
The number of suspected cholera cases in the North has risen to 1120,
and 8 people have died of the waterborne disease, Oshana health
director Naftali Hamata said yesterday [13 Apr 2008].
Dr Hamata, who is also the Flood Emergency coordinator for Health in
the North, told The Namibian that the confirmed cases still stood at
16. The vast majority of cases, 1118, and 7 of the deaths were
reported in the Ohangwena Region, especially in the Engela health
district, which covers the Engela, Okatope, and Eenhana areas. Dr
Hamata said one child had died of cholera in the Kunene Region last
week and another case of the disease was also reported in that region.
[Byline: Oswald Shivute]
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[A map of Namibia showing the province of Ohangwena in the north can
be found at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohangwena>.
The Kunene region is in extreme northwestern Namibia, west of
Ohangwena and can be seen on a map at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunene_Region>. - Mod.LL]
******
[2] Cholera - Kenya
Date: Fri 11 Apr 2008
Source: Business Daily Africa [edited]
<http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?optio ... temid=5813>
The Ministry of Health yesterday [10 Apr 2008] issued a cholera
outbreak alert saying the disease had spread to more than 16
districts in 4 provinces. Worst affected regions include Nyanza,
Western, Rift Valley, and North Eastern provinces.
James Nyikal, the director of medical services, said the government
had consequently banned hawking, preparation, and eating of food in
public gatherings in the affected districts. He said the ministry had
also embarked on an aggressive public awareness campaign, enhanced
surveillance of water quality, including sources supplying
municipalities and cities.
Dr Nyikal said the ministry had intensified its inspection of eating
places along the northern corridor road, from Busia to Mombasa, and
urged the public to practice utmost cleanliness to avoid contacting
the disease.
Since the 1st case was identified in November 2007 in Suba district,
the number of cases has grown to 1217 resulting in 59 deaths. Cases
have been reported in Migori, Kisumu East, and Naivasha. Other
districts that had reported the epidemic, but where the disease is
now under control, include Homabay, Rongo, Kisii South, Bunyala, and
Mandera.
[Byline: Morris Aron]
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[The mentioned areas can be found on a map of Kenya at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... /kenya.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
******
[3] Cholera - Angola (Namibe)
Date: Thu 10 Apr 2008
Source: Angola Press (Angop) [edited]
<http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=608834>
Cholera has killed 4 people in Tombwa district, 93 km (58 mi) south
of the southern Namibe province, from February to April 2008, Angop
has learned from a source within the health sector.
The head of the hospital of Tombwa district, Cecilia do Rosario, who
gave the information, added that cases have been increasing due to
the piles of garbage spread around the city. According to the
official, in the period in analysis Tombwa has recorded 71 cases of
cholera, compared to 44 in the previous 2 months.
--
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[The location of Namibe province, west of Huila, can be found on a map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... angola.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
******
[4] Cholera - Angola (Huila)
Date: Thu 10 Apr 2008
Source: Angola Press (Angop) [edited]
<http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=608837>
At least 14 people died by cholera in the Southern Huila province, of
a total of 1297 cases diagnosed by the health authorities in the 1st
quarter of 2008, Angop has learned from the head of the public health
and diseases control department, Barnabe Lemos.
According to the source, 60 percent of deaths occurred in Lubango
city, the most affected region of Huila province, whereas the other
40 percent in Matala, Quipungo, and Chibia districts.
Bernabe Lemos advanced that from these cases, 1244 people were
completely healed and 40 were confined in the disease treatment
advanced medical centers around the central hospital of Lubango and
Chibia hospitals.
The official said that in the last 24 hours 14 new cases were
reported, of which 11 occurred in Lubango and 3 in Chibia, where 28
people were discharged from the hospital and 40 were confined,
without registering any deaths.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[The location of the southern province of Huila can be found on a map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... angola.pdf>.
Both having Namibia's Ohangwena province as their southern border
where cholera is also occurring. - Mod.LL]
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In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena, Kunene)
[2] Cholera - Kenya
[3] Cholera - Angola (Namibe)
[4] Cholera - Angola (Huila)
******
[1] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena, Kunene)
Date: Sat 14 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica, The Namibian (Windhoek) report [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804140747.html>
The number of suspected cholera cases in the North has risen to 1120,
and 8 people have died of the waterborne disease, Oshana health
director Naftali Hamata said yesterday [13 Apr 2008].
Dr Hamata, who is also the Flood Emergency coordinator for Health in
the North, told The Namibian that the confirmed cases still stood at
16. The vast majority of cases, 1118, and 7 of the deaths were
reported in the Ohangwena Region, especially in the Engela health
district, which covers the Engela, Okatope, and Eenhana areas. Dr
Hamata said one child had died of cholera in the Kunene Region last
week and another case of the disease was also reported in that region.
[Byline: Oswald Shivute]
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[A map of Namibia showing the province of Ohangwena in the north can
be found at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohangwena>.
The Kunene region is in extreme northwestern Namibia, west of
Ohangwena and can be seen on a map at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunene_Region>. - Mod.LL]
******
[2] Cholera - Kenya
Date: Fri 11 Apr 2008
Source: Business Daily Africa [edited]
<http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?optio ... temid=5813>
The Ministry of Health yesterday [10 Apr 2008] issued a cholera
outbreak alert saying the disease had spread to more than 16
districts in 4 provinces. Worst affected regions include Nyanza,
Western, Rift Valley, and North Eastern provinces.
James Nyikal, the director of medical services, said the government
had consequently banned hawking, preparation, and eating of food in
public gatherings in the affected districts. He said the ministry had
also embarked on an aggressive public awareness campaign, enhanced
surveillance of water quality, including sources supplying
municipalities and cities.
Dr Nyikal said the ministry had intensified its inspection of eating
places along the northern corridor road, from Busia to Mombasa, and
urged the public to practice utmost cleanliness to avoid contacting
the disease.
Since the 1st case was identified in November 2007 in Suba district,
the number of cases has grown to 1217 resulting in 59 deaths. Cases
have been reported in Migori, Kisumu East, and Naivasha. Other
districts that had reported the epidemic, but where the disease is
now under control, include Homabay, Rongo, Kisii South, Bunyala, and
Mandera.
[Byline: Morris Aron]
--
Communicated by:
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[The mentioned areas can be found on a map of Kenya at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... /kenya.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
******
[3] Cholera - Angola (Namibe)
Date: Thu 10 Apr 2008
Source: Angola Press (Angop) [edited]
<http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=608834>
Cholera has killed 4 people in Tombwa district, 93 km (58 mi) south
of the southern Namibe province, from February to April 2008, Angop
has learned from a source within the health sector.
The head of the hospital of Tombwa district, Cecilia do Rosario, who
gave the information, added that cases have been increasing due to
the piles of garbage spread around the city. According to the
official, in the period in analysis Tombwa has recorded 71 cases of
cholera, compared to 44 in the previous 2 months.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[The location of Namibe province, west of Huila, can be found on a map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... angola.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
******
[4] Cholera - Angola (Huila)
Date: Thu 10 Apr 2008
Source: Angola Press (Angop) [edited]
<http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=608837>
At least 14 people died by cholera in the Southern Huila province, of
a total of 1297 cases diagnosed by the health authorities in the 1st
quarter of 2008, Angop has learned from the head of the public health
and diseases control department, Barnabe Lemos.
According to the source, 60 percent of deaths occurred in Lubango
city, the most affected region of Huila province, whereas the other
40 percent in Matala, Quipungo, and Chibia districts.
Bernabe Lemos advanced that from these cases, 1244 people were
completely healed and 40 were confined in the disease treatment
advanced medical centers around the central hospital of Lubango and
Chibia hospitals.
The official said that in the last 24 hours 14 new cases were
reported, of which 11 occurred in Lubango and 3 in Chibia, where 28
people were discharged from the hospital and 40 were confined,
without registering any deaths.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[The location of the southern province of Huila can be found on a map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... angola.pdf>.
Both having Namibia's Ohangwena province as their southern border
where cholera is also occurring. - Mod.LL]
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ANTHRAX (MILZBRAND), HUMAN, LIVESTOCK - GHANA (UPPER-EAST)
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Date: 14 Apr 2008
Source: Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra) [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804141599.html>
Ghana: Anthrax Breaks Out in U/East 3 Deaths Already Recorded
-------------------------------------------------------------
Following the death of 3 persons at Biembog, near Woriyanga in the
Garu-Tempane district, through the outbreak of anthrax, the Upper
East Regional office of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA),
has deployed a team of veterinary officers to the area, for a mass
vaccination exercise against the disease.
Dr. Thomas Anyorikeya, the Regional Veterinary Officer, told The
Chronicle in an interview on Sunday [13 Apr 2008], that anthrax was
endemic in the Garu-Tempane district and its environs, especially
Biembog, where 3 people, including a child, have died after consuming
the carcass of infected animals. He explained that since February
this year [2008], there has been a routine vaccination exercise in
all the then 8 districts, now 9, in the region against the disease.
He said on 24 Mar 2008, a bull died at a certain Kaka's house at
Biembog, and the family members consumed the carcass. After consuming
the carcass, some felt ill and were rushed to the Woriyanga Clinic.
They were diagnosed as having anthrax, and when questioned by the
health workers, whether or not they had consumed a carcass, they
denied it.
On 28 Mar 2008, one of the patients died of the disease, before his
family members admitted that they had consumed the carcass of an
infected animal. The health workers then reported the matter to the
MOFA. Later 2 additional deaths were recorded.
Dr. Anyorikeya said when the District Director reported the case to
the regional office, more vaccines were immediately sent to the area,
for them to vigorously embark on a mass vaccination exercise. The
Regional Veterinary Officer, who mentioned respiratory problems,
boils on the skin and diarrhoea, as some of the symptoms of anthrax,
said there were enough vaccines to carry out the exercise. He said it
was GH20p per animal, and urged farmers to bring out their animals
for the exercise. According to him, farmers who could afford upright
payment would pay, but those who may not afford will be given 2 weeks
to settle their debts. He said only cattle, sheep, goats and pigs
will be vaccinated and advised farmers, who do not have money, to
sell their guinea fouls to enable them settle the bills for the
vaccination.
Dr. Anyorikeya expressed worry about the inability of some farmers,
who still owe the ministry, after the 2006 vaccination exercise, to
settle their debts. He has since led a team of veterinary officers,
from all the district capitals in the region, to Garu, to begin a
mass vaccination exercise, starting from Mon 14 Apr 2008.
The Regional Director of the MOFA, Mr. Roy Ayaraga, observed that
livestock played a very important role in Northern Ghana, stating
that it was through livestock that farmers were able to cope with
situations; e.g., after last year's flood disaster. It was against
this background that government implemented a livestock development
programme, under the MOFA, to stress on the importance of livestock.
The Regional Director said his outfit was poised to improving
livestock feeding, breeding and watering in the region. These were
all aimed at improving productivity and creating a higher market
value.
Mr. Ayaraga disclosed that the ministry had trained community
livestock workers, who were mainly farmers, to handle common
complications affecting livestock, while they report the much more
serious ones to veterinary officers. The MOFA has also given some
ligneous seeds to farmers, to sow for the purposes of improving
pastures in livestock.
He warned that people, who negligently caused harm, by preparing
carcasses of their animals, and selling them to the public, would be
prosecuted when caught. Mr. Ayaraga urged the people in the region,
to report any incidence of dead animals, to the nearest veterinary
officers or community livestock workers, for a post-mortem to be
conducted.
[Byline: William N. Jalulah]
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Brent Barrett
[We wish Dr. Thomas Anyorikeya every success in getting his region's
livestock vaccinated. Anthrax is most common in the Northern Region,
Upper East, and Eastern regions and is seen in parts of the Volta and
Central Regions. The incidence of this disease has been dropping in
Ghana for some years. - Mod.MHJ]
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Date: 14 Apr 2008
Source: Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra) [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804141599.html>
Ghana: Anthrax Breaks Out in U/East 3 Deaths Already Recorded
-------------------------------------------------------------
Following the death of 3 persons at Biembog, near Woriyanga in the
Garu-Tempane district, through the outbreak of anthrax, the Upper
East Regional office of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA),
has deployed a team of veterinary officers to the area, for a mass
vaccination exercise against the disease.
Dr. Thomas Anyorikeya, the Regional Veterinary Officer, told The
Chronicle in an interview on Sunday [13 Apr 2008], that anthrax was
endemic in the Garu-Tempane district and its environs, especially
Biembog, where 3 people, including a child, have died after consuming
the carcass of infected animals. He explained that since February
this year [2008], there has been a routine vaccination exercise in
all the then 8 districts, now 9, in the region against the disease.
He said on 24 Mar 2008, a bull died at a certain Kaka's house at
Biembog, and the family members consumed the carcass. After consuming
the carcass, some felt ill and were rushed to the Woriyanga Clinic.
They were diagnosed as having anthrax, and when questioned by the
health workers, whether or not they had consumed a carcass, they
denied it.
On 28 Mar 2008, one of the patients died of the disease, before his
family members admitted that they had consumed the carcass of an
infected animal. The health workers then reported the matter to the
MOFA. Later 2 additional deaths were recorded.
Dr. Anyorikeya said when the District Director reported the case to
the regional office, more vaccines were immediately sent to the area,
for them to vigorously embark on a mass vaccination exercise. The
Regional Veterinary Officer, who mentioned respiratory problems,
boils on the skin and diarrhoea, as some of the symptoms of anthrax,
said there were enough vaccines to carry out the exercise. He said it
was GH20p per animal, and urged farmers to bring out their animals
for the exercise. According to him, farmers who could afford upright
payment would pay, but those who may not afford will be given 2 weeks
to settle their debts. He said only cattle, sheep, goats and pigs
will be vaccinated and advised farmers, who do not have money, to
sell their guinea fouls to enable them settle the bills for the
vaccination.
Dr. Anyorikeya expressed worry about the inability of some farmers,
who still owe the ministry, after the 2006 vaccination exercise, to
settle their debts. He has since led a team of veterinary officers,
from all the district capitals in the region, to Garu, to begin a
mass vaccination exercise, starting from Mon 14 Apr 2008.
The Regional Director of the MOFA, Mr. Roy Ayaraga, observed that
livestock played a very important role in Northern Ghana, stating
that it was through livestock that farmers were able to cope with
situations; e.g., after last year's flood disaster. It was against
this background that government implemented a livestock development
programme, under the MOFA, to stress on the importance of livestock.
The Regional Director said his outfit was poised to improving
livestock feeding, breeding and watering in the region. These were
all aimed at improving productivity and creating a higher market
value.
Mr. Ayaraga disclosed that the ministry had trained community
livestock workers, who were mainly farmers, to handle common
complications affecting livestock, while they report the much more
serious ones to veterinary officers. The MOFA has also given some
ligneous seeds to farmers, to sow for the purposes of improving
pastures in livestock.
He warned that people, who negligently caused harm, by preparing
carcasses of their animals, and selling them to the public, would be
prosecuted when caught. Mr. Ayaraga urged the people in the region,
to report any incidence of dead animals, to the nearest veterinary
officers or community livestock workers, for a post-mortem to be
conducted.
[Byline: William N. Jalulah]
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Brent Barrett
[We wish Dr. Thomas Anyorikeya every success in getting his region's
livestock vaccinated. Anthrax is most common in the Northern Region,
Upper East, and Eastern regions and is seen in parts of the Volta and
Central Regions. The incidence of this disease has been dropping in
Ghana for some years. - Mod.MHJ]
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Re: Aktuelle Epidemien in Afrika
CHOLERA, DIARRHEA & DYSENTERY UPDATE 2008 (23)
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In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)
[2] Diarrhea, fatal - Somalia (Sanaag)
[3] Cholera - Kenya
[4] Cholera - Namibia (Oshana)
[5] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena, Kunene)
[6] Cholera - South Africa (Gauteng)
Asia
*****
[1] Cholera - Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)
Date: Fri 18 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica & The Citizen (Dar es Salaam) [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804181029.html>
An outbreak of cholera in Kibosho, Moshi Rural district yesterday [17
Apr 2008] claimed 1 life while an unspecified number of people were
being treated in hospitals and health centers. Reports from the area,
some 15 kilometers [9.3 miles] from Moshi on the slopes of Mt.
Kilimanjaro, say the situation was getting out of hand. The
critically hit area is Kibosho division, with scores of residents in
the area said to be in a critical condition.
Vincent Msacky, an assistant medical officer at a hospital there,
said the situation was critical and appealed for support from
district and regional authorities to contain it. Mr. Msacky also said
health facilities available cannot cope with the epidemic which been
occurring over the past 2 weeks.
Unconfirmed reports say the number of people suffering from the
disease could be higher than has been reported. The cholera outbreak
has created a scare in neighbouring villages in Uru, including Kirima
Mashariki, Maua, Singa and Uru Mawella.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[The Kilimanjaro province is located in northeastern Tanzania as
shown on a map at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... nzania.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
*****
[2] Diarrhea, fatal - Somalia (Sanaag)
Date: Thu 17 Apr 2008
Source: UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) [edited]
<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db9 ... enDocument>
At least 11 people have died in Dhahar district in the Sanaag region
of northern Somalia, after an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea
(AWD), medical sources said.
"I can confirm 11 have died in Dhahar hospital since the outbreak,"
Abdulkadir Isse, a doctor at the hospital, said. At least 750 cases
have been recorded since 10 Mar 2008. "Today [17 Apr 2008], we have
400 patients in the hospital," he said. "We had 42 cases on 13 Apr
2008, which was the highest for 1 day."
Most affected, apart from Dahar itself, were the villages of
Barkadaha Qol, Bali Busle, Buran and Boda all in the same district.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Acute watery diarrhea is often used as a "politically correct" term
for cholera. Sanaag is in north Somalia and can be found on a map at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... omalia.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
*****
[3] Cholera - Kenya
Date: Fri 18 Apr 2008
Source: Reuters [edited]
<http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceN ... 7920080418>
A cholera outbreak in Kenya has killed 67 people so far in 2008,
United Nations agencies said on Friday [18 Apr 2008]. Nearly 1300
cases of cholera, a water-borne disease, have been reported in the
east African country since January 2008, the WHO said.
More than half are in western Nyanza province along Lake Victoria
which has also had the most deaths, while an outbreak in the east
near the border with Somalia has abated, it said. "The number of new
cases each week is dropping, which is rather reassuring," WHO's
global cholera coordinator Claire-Lise Chaignat told Reuters.
[Byline: Stephanie Nebehay]
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[The mentioned areas can be found on a map of Kenya at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... /kenya.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
*****
[4] Cholera - Namibia (Oshana)
Date: Fri 18 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica & The Namibian (Windhoek) [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804180800.html>
The cholera outbreak that has so far been confined to the Ohangwena
Region has now spread to Oshana too, regional Health Director Dr.
Naftali Hamata said yesterday [17 Apr 2008]. In his weekly report as
health co-ordinator for the northern flood response, Dr. Hamata said
2 suspected cases of cholera had been reported at the Oshakati State
Hospital, of which 1 had been confirmed.
The epidemic in Ohangwena is continuing, with the latest count
standing at 1219 suspected cases, with 13 deaths. Neither Omusati nor
Oshikoto has reported any cholera cases so far, Dr. Hamata said.
[Byline: Oswald Shivute]
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Oshana is another northern region and can found on a map at:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshana>. - Mod.LL]
*****
[5] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena, Kunene)
Date: Thu 17 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica & New Era (Windhoek) [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804170661.html>
Cholera continues to claim lives in the north with the latest
statistics standing at 13 deaths. The disease has also spread to
Opuwo (Opuwo is the capital of the Kunene region - Mod.LL) where 3
suspected cases and 1 death were recorded by yesterday morning [16
Apr 2008].
Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Richard Kamwi, yesterday
[16 Apr 2008] confirmed the cases, adding that 1201 suspected cases
were recorded in the Ohangwena region and 16 were confirmed cases.
[Byline: Petronella Sibeene]
[A map of Namibia showing the province of Ohangwena in the north can
be found at:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohangwena>. The Kunene region is in
extreme northwestern Namibia, west of Ohangwena and can be seen on a
map at:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunene_Region>. - Mod.LL]
*****
[6] Cholera - South Africa (Gauteng)
Date: Wed 16 Apr 2008
Source: Independent Online [edited]
<http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 ... 511C225561>
2 cholera cases have been confirmed in Soweto, the Gauteng department
of health said on Wednesday [16 Apr 2008]. Spokesperson Zanele
Mngadi said the 2 cases were confirmed last week at the Chicken Farm
informal settlement in Kliptown, Soweto.
"The source of infection has not been established, but an urgent
investigation is underway to establish the source, identify and treat
possible cases and ensure no further spread of this illness. Water
samples have been taken and the result returned negative," she said.
"Cholera is preventable and treatable," said Mngadi. "If tap water is
not available, fresh water should be collected every day, treated and
stored in clean containers with covers," she added.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Soweto is an urban area in the City of Johannesburg, in Gauteng,
South Africa. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation, short for
South Western Townships
(<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soweto>). The area can be found in
northeastern South Africa on a map at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... uthafr.pdf>. - Mod. LL]
**********************************************
A ProMED-mail post
<http://www.promedmail.org>
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>
In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)
[2] Diarrhea, fatal - Somalia (Sanaag)
[3] Cholera - Kenya
[4] Cholera - Namibia (Oshana)
[5] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena, Kunene)
[6] Cholera - South Africa (Gauteng)
Asia
*****
[1] Cholera - Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)
Date: Fri 18 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica & The Citizen (Dar es Salaam) [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804181029.html>
An outbreak of cholera in Kibosho, Moshi Rural district yesterday [17
Apr 2008] claimed 1 life while an unspecified number of people were
being treated in hospitals and health centers. Reports from the area,
some 15 kilometers [9.3 miles] from Moshi on the slopes of Mt.
Kilimanjaro, say the situation was getting out of hand. The
critically hit area is Kibosho division, with scores of residents in
the area said to be in a critical condition.
Vincent Msacky, an assistant medical officer at a hospital there,
said the situation was critical and appealed for support from
district and regional authorities to contain it. Mr. Msacky also said
health facilities available cannot cope with the epidemic which been
occurring over the past 2 weeks.
Unconfirmed reports say the number of people suffering from the
disease could be higher than has been reported. The cholera outbreak
has created a scare in neighbouring villages in Uru, including Kirima
Mashariki, Maua, Singa and Uru Mawella.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[The Kilimanjaro province is located in northeastern Tanzania as
shown on a map at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... nzania.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
*****
[2] Diarrhea, fatal - Somalia (Sanaag)
Date: Thu 17 Apr 2008
Source: UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) [edited]
<http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db9 ... enDocument>
At least 11 people have died in Dhahar district in the Sanaag region
of northern Somalia, after an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea
(AWD), medical sources said.
"I can confirm 11 have died in Dhahar hospital since the outbreak,"
Abdulkadir Isse, a doctor at the hospital, said. At least 750 cases
have been recorded since 10 Mar 2008. "Today [17 Apr 2008], we have
400 patients in the hospital," he said. "We had 42 cases on 13 Apr
2008, which was the highest for 1 day."
Most affected, apart from Dahar itself, were the villages of
Barkadaha Qol, Bali Busle, Buran and Boda all in the same district.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Acute watery diarrhea is often used as a "politically correct" term
for cholera. Sanaag is in north Somalia and can be found on a map at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... omalia.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
*****
[3] Cholera - Kenya
Date: Fri 18 Apr 2008
Source: Reuters [edited]
<http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceN ... 7920080418>
A cholera outbreak in Kenya has killed 67 people so far in 2008,
United Nations agencies said on Friday [18 Apr 2008]. Nearly 1300
cases of cholera, a water-borne disease, have been reported in the
east African country since January 2008, the WHO said.
More than half are in western Nyanza province along Lake Victoria
which has also had the most deaths, while an outbreak in the east
near the border with Somalia has abated, it said. "The number of new
cases each week is dropping, which is rather reassuring," WHO's
global cholera coordinator Claire-Lise Chaignat told Reuters.
[Byline: Stephanie Nebehay]
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[The mentioned areas can be found on a map of Kenya at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... /kenya.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
*****
[4] Cholera - Namibia (Oshana)
Date: Fri 18 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica & The Namibian (Windhoek) [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804180800.html>
The cholera outbreak that has so far been confined to the Ohangwena
Region has now spread to Oshana too, regional Health Director Dr.
Naftali Hamata said yesterday [17 Apr 2008]. In his weekly report as
health co-ordinator for the northern flood response, Dr. Hamata said
2 suspected cases of cholera had been reported at the Oshakati State
Hospital, of which 1 had been confirmed.
The epidemic in Ohangwena is continuing, with the latest count
standing at 1219 suspected cases, with 13 deaths. Neither Omusati nor
Oshikoto has reported any cholera cases so far, Dr. Hamata said.
[Byline: Oswald Shivute]
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Oshana is another northern region and can found on a map at:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshana>. - Mod.LL]
*****
[5] Cholera - Namibia (Ohangwena, Kunene)
Date: Thu 17 Apr 2008
Source: AllAfrica & New Era (Windhoek) [edited]
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200804170661.html>
Cholera continues to claim lives in the north with the latest
statistics standing at 13 deaths. The disease has also spread to
Opuwo (Opuwo is the capital of the Kunene region - Mod.LL) where 3
suspected cases and 1 death were recorded by yesterday morning [16
Apr 2008].
Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Richard Kamwi, yesterday
[16 Apr 2008] confirmed the cases, adding that 1201 suspected cases
were recorded in the Ohangwena region and 16 were confirmed cases.
[Byline: Petronella Sibeene]
[A map of Namibia showing the province of Ohangwena in the north can
be found at:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohangwena>. The Kunene region is in
extreme northwestern Namibia, west of Ohangwena and can be seen on a
map at:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunene_Region>. - Mod.LL]
*****
[6] Cholera - South Africa (Gauteng)
Date: Wed 16 Apr 2008
Source: Independent Online [edited]
<http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 ... 511C225561>
2 cholera cases have been confirmed in Soweto, the Gauteng department
of health said on Wednesday [16 Apr 2008]. Spokesperson Zanele
Mngadi said the 2 cases were confirmed last week at the Chicken Farm
informal settlement in Kliptown, Soweto.
"The source of infection has not been established, but an urgent
investigation is underway to establish the source, identify and treat
possible cases and ensure no further spread of this illness. Water
samples have been taken and the result returned negative," she said.
"Cholera is preventable and treatable," said Mngadi. "If tap water is
not available, fresh water should be collected every day, treated and
stored in clean containers with covers," she added.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Soweto is an urban area in the City of Johannesburg, in Gauteng,
South Africa. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation, short for
South Western Townships
(<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soweto>). The area can be found in
northeastern South Africa on a map at:
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... uthafr.pdf>. - Mod. LL]
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Gelbfieber in Liberia
WHO - 18 April 2008
The Ministry of Health, Liberia has reported 1 suspected case, and one laboratory confirmed case of yellow fever from Zuotuo, Tappita District, Nimba County. The confirmed case, a 32 year old man, died from his illness and the other suspected case has recovered. Laboratory confirmation of yellow fever was made at the national laboratory in Monrovia and at the Pasteur Institute, Dakar, Senegal, a regional reference laboratory and WHO Collaborating Centre for Yellow Fever. A joint yellow fever outbreak investigation by the Ministry of Health and the WHO Country Office took place from 4 April to 7 April. The Ministry of Health (MoH) with technical assistance of WHO, is planning a reactive mass vaccination campaign in the affected and surrounding districts starting on 25 April. The MoH has submitted a request for yellow fever vaccines from the global emergency stockpile, managed by the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for Yellow Fever Control (YF-ICG). The yellow fever emergency stockpile is financed by the GAVI Alliance and managed by the YF-ICG. The YF-ICG is composed of representatives from UNICEF, Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC), and the World Health Organization, which acts as its secretariat. Financial support for the operational cost of this campaign will be made available through the Yellow Fever Initiative, the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO), and the Government of Liberia.
WHO - 18 April 2008
The Ministry of Health, Liberia has reported 1 suspected case, and one laboratory confirmed case of yellow fever from Zuotuo, Tappita District, Nimba County. The confirmed case, a 32 year old man, died from his illness and the other suspected case has recovered. Laboratory confirmation of yellow fever was made at the national laboratory in Monrovia and at the Pasteur Institute, Dakar, Senegal, a regional reference laboratory and WHO Collaborating Centre for Yellow Fever. A joint yellow fever outbreak investigation by the Ministry of Health and the WHO Country Office took place from 4 April to 7 April. The Ministry of Health (MoH) with technical assistance of WHO, is planning a reactive mass vaccination campaign in the affected and surrounding districts starting on 25 April. The MoH has submitted a request for yellow fever vaccines from the global emergency stockpile, managed by the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for Yellow Fever Control (YF-ICG). The yellow fever emergency stockpile is financed by the GAVI Alliance and managed by the YF-ICG. The YF-ICG is composed of representatives from UNICEF, Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC), and the World Health Organization, which acts as its secretariat. Financial support for the operational cost of this campaign will be made available through the Yellow Fever Initiative, the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO), and the Government of Liberia.
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Rift Valley fever in Madagascar
WHO - 18 April 2008
As of 17 April 2008, the Ministry of Health, Madagascar has reported a total of 418 suspected cases including 17 deaths (CFR 4%) of Rift Valley fever from Alaotra Mangoro, Analamanga, Itasy, Vakinakaratra and Anosy Regions. Infection with Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) has been laboratory confirmed in 59 human cases by the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, a WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers and partner in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network. The Ministry of Health, Madagascar has established an inter-ministerial committee to oversee the response to the outbreak. Control measures implemented have included case management, surveillance, social mobilization, provision of medicines, prevention and strengthening of hospital infection control. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has reported the RVF in animals to the OIE on 9 April 2008. The MoH and MoA have requested the support of a joint WHO, FAO, OIE mission to support outbreak response efforts.
WHO - 18 April 2008
As of 17 April 2008, the Ministry of Health, Madagascar has reported a total of 418 suspected cases including 17 deaths (CFR 4%) of Rift Valley fever from Alaotra Mangoro, Analamanga, Itasy, Vakinakaratra and Anosy Regions. Infection with Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) has been laboratory confirmed in 59 human cases by the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, a WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers and partner in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network. The Ministry of Health, Madagascar has established an inter-ministerial committee to oversee the response to the outbreak. Control measures implemented have included case management, surveillance, social mobilization, provision of medicines, prevention and strengthening of hospital infection control. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has reported the RVF in animals to the OIE on 9 April 2008. The MoH and MoA have requested the support of a joint WHO, FAO, OIE mission to support outbreak response efforts.
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CHOLERA, DIARRHEA & DYSENTERY UPDATE 2008 (24)
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In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Sudan (Central Equatoria)
[2] Diarrhea, fatal - Somalia (Hiraan)
[3] Cholera - Nigeria (Gombe)
[4] Cholera - Tanzania (Rukwa)
******
[1] Cholera - Sudan (Central Equatoria)
Date: Fri 25 Apr 2008
Source: Reuters Foundation AlertNet, Medair - Switzerland report [edited]
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthe ... 305913.htm>
On 10 Apr 2008, a 2-person Medair Health Services Emergency Response
Team (ERT) began working actively in Yei and surrounding villages,
after receiving a request for assistance from another NGO
(non-governmental organization). Cholera had become an endemic
problem within Yei town, present throughout all of 2008, and now
rising primarily because of the onset of rains. A total of 118 cases
of cholera or acute watery diarrhea (AWD) were seen in the Yei Civil
Hospital from 12 Mar 2008 to 5 Apr 2008, prompting Norwegian People's
Aid (NPA) to request emergency assistance.
Across Southern Sudan, cases of cholera are on the rise in the last 2
years, stemming from sharp increases in the population, as people
return from being displaced and find few essential services such as
safe drinking water or proper sanitation.
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ProMED-mail
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[Yei is in the South Sudan state of Central Equatoria in the extreme
southern aspect of the country and can be found on a map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... /sudan.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
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[2] Diarrhea, fatal - Somalia (Hiraan)
Date: Wed 23 Apr 2008
Source: Garowe Online [edited]
<http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/pub ... gion.shtml>
At least 7 people have been confirmed dead from cases of acute watery
diarrhea in the central Somali town of Mahas, locals said. Medical
sources in Mahas, a district in the central Hiraan region, told
Garowe Online more than 135 additional people are ailing from the
disease and there are growing concerns of more deaths because the
district lacks sufficient medical facilities and supplies.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Acute watery diarrhea is often used as a "politically correct" term
for cholera.
The Hiraan region can be found on the map of Somalia at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... omalia.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
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[3] Cholera - Nigeria (Gombe)
Date: Mon 21 Apr 2008
Source: Yahoo Health News, Agence France-Presse (AFP) report [edited]
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080421/hl ... 0421191128>
At least 116 female students in northern Nigeria have been
hospitalized with cholera after consuming contaminated beans, a
health official said Monday [21 Apr 2008].
The affected students, who attend a secondary boarding school in
Gombe state, started vomiting and passing stool hours after eating
lunch, said Garba Sa'ad, permanent secretary in the Gombe state
health ministry. "16 of the affected students have been discharged
while the remaining 100 are responding to treatment," Sa'ad told AFP
by telephone.
State authorities reacted by banning beans at all boarding schools,
pending the outcome of laboratory tests of the contaminated beans by
Nigeria's food and drug regulatory agency NAFDAC (National Agency for
Food, Drug Administration and Control), Sa'ad said. In 2006 over 200
male students of a secondary boarding school in Kafin Maiyaki village
in Kano state were hospitalized with potentially fatal cholera after
eating contaminated beans.
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[Although the posting claims that this food-borne illness is cholera,
the incubation period seems short and it is not clear if a
microbiological confirmation of the diagnosis has been made.
The Gombe state of Nigeria located in the northeastern part of the
country can be found on the map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... igeria.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
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[4] Cholera - Tanzania (Rukwa)
Date: Mon 21 Apr 2008
Source: The Times (South Africa) Agence France-Presse (AFP) report [edited]
<http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=753035>
A local health official said 2 people have died from an outbreak of
cholera in southern Tanzania. They were among 5 people admitted to a
health center in the town of Sumbawanga last week [14-20 Apr 2008],
municipal medical officer Pepe Mponzemenya told AFP. He said, "2 of
them died on Friday night [18 Apr 2008] and 3 are still undergoing
treatment," adding that a public awareness campaign had been launched
in response to the outbreak.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Sumbawanga is the capital of the Rukwa region and can be found on a
map in southwestern Tanzania at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... nzania.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
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In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Sudan (Central Equatoria)
[2] Diarrhea, fatal - Somalia (Hiraan)
[3] Cholera - Nigeria (Gombe)
[4] Cholera - Tanzania (Rukwa)
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[1] Cholera - Sudan (Central Equatoria)
Date: Fri 25 Apr 2008
Source: Reuters Foundation AlertNet, Medair - Switzerland report [edited]
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthe ... 305913.htm>
On 10 Apr 2008, a 2-person Medair Health Services Emergency Response
Team (ERT) began working actively in Yei and surrounding villages,
after receiving a request for assistance from another NGO
(non-governmental organization). Cholera had become an endemic
problem within Yei town, present throughout all of 2008, and now
rising primarily because of the onset of rains. A total of 118 cases
of cholera or acute watery diarrhea (AWD) were seen in the Yei Civil
Hospital from 12 Mar 2008 to 5 Apr 2008, prompting Norwegian People's
Aid (NPA) to request emergency assistance.
Across Southern Sudan, cases of cholera are on the rise in the last 2
years, stemming from sharp increases in the population, as people
return from being displaced and find few essential services such as
safe drinking water or proper sanitation.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Yei is in the South Sudan state of Central Equatoria in the extreme
southern aspect of the country and can be found on a map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... /sudan.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
******
[2] Diarrhea, fatal - Somalia (Hiraan)
Date: Wed 23 Apr 2008
Source: Garowe Online [edited]
<http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/pub ... gion.shtml>
At least 7 people have been confirmed dead from cases of acute watery
diarrhea in the central Somali town of Mahas, locals said. Medical
sources in Mahas, a district in the central Hiraan region, told
Garowe Online more than 135 additional people are ailing from the
disease and there are growing concerns of more deaths because the
district lacks sufficient medical facilities and supplies.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Acute watery diarrhea is often used as a "politically correct" term
for cholera.
The Hiraan region can be found on the map of Somalia at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... omalia.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
******
[3] Cholera - Nigeria (Gombe)
Date: Mon 21 Apr 2008
Source: Yahoo Health News, Agence France-Presse (AFP) report [edited]
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080421/hl ... 0421191128>
At least 116 female students in northern Nigeria have been
hospitalized with cholera after consuming contaminated beans, a
health official said Monday [21 Apr 2008].
The affected students, who attend a secondary boarding school in
Gombe state, started vomiting and passing stool hours after eating
lunch, said Garba Sa'ad, permanent secretary in the Gombe state
health ministry. "16 of the affected students have been discharged
while the remaining 100 are responding to treatment," Sa'ad told AFP
by telephone.
State authorities reacted by banning beans at all boarding schools,
pending the outcome of laboratory tests of the contaminated beans by
Nigeria's food and drug regulatory agency NAFDAC (National Agency for
Food, Drug Administration and Control), Sa'ad said. In 2006 over 200
male students of a secondary boarding school in Kafin Maiyaki village
in Kano state were hospitalized with potentially fatal cholera after
eating contaminated beans.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Although the posting claims that this food-borne illness is cholera,
the incubation period seems short and it is not clear if a
microbiological confirmation of the diagnosis has been made.
The Gombe state of Nigeria located in the northeastern part of the
country can be found on the map at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... igeria.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
******
[4] Cholera - Tanzania (Rukwa)
Date: Mon 21 Apr 2008
Source: The Times (South Africa) Agence France-Presse (AFP) report [edited]
<http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=753035>
A local health official said 2 people have died from an outbreak of
cholera in southern Tanzania. They were among 5 people admitted to a
health center in the town of Sumbawanga last week [14-20 Apr 2008],
municipal medical officer Pepe Mponzemenya told AFP. He said, "2 of
them died on Friday night [18 Apr 2008] and 3 are still undergoing
treatment," adding that a public awareness campaign had been launched
in response to the outbreak.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Sumbawanga is the capital of the Rukwa region and can be found on a
map in southwestern Tanzania at
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/ma ... nzania.pdf>. - Mod.LL]
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Gelbfieber in Liberia - update
WHO - 25 April 2008
The Ministry of Health, Liberia has reported one additional confirmed case of Yellow fever. The case, a 30 year old man, is from the same community as the index case, Zuotuo, Tappita District. Nimba County. The total number of confirmed cases is 2 including one death. The case, was laboratory confirmed at the national laboratory in Monrovia and at the Pasteur Institute, Dakar, Senegal, a regional reference laboratory and WHO Collaborating Centre for Yellow Fever. The Ministry of Health (MoH) with technical assistance of WHO, has started to vaccinate Tappita District and plans to extend the reactive mass vaccination campaign to neighbouring districts. The MoH has submitted a second request for yellow fever vaccines from the global emergency stockpile, managed by the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for Yellow Fever Control (YF-ICG). The new request targets 177 112 people. In total the first and second request target a population of 294 613 people.
WHO - 25 April 2008
The Ministry of Health, Liberia has reported one additional confirmed case of Yellow fever. The case, a 30 year old man, is from the same community as the index case, Zuotuo, Tappita District. Nimba County. The total number of confirmed cases is 2 including one death. The case, was laboratory confirmed at the national laboratory in Monrovia and at the Pasteur Institute, Dakar, Senegal, a regional reference laboratory and WHO Collaborating Centre for Yellow Fever. The Ministry of Health (MoH) with technical assistance of WHO, has started to vaccinate Tappita District and plans to extend the reactive mass vaccination campaign to neighbouring districts. The MoH has submitted a second request for yellow fever vaccines from the global emergency stockpile, managed by the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for Yellow Fever Control (YF-ICG). The new request targets 177 112 people. In total the first and second request target a population of 294 613 people.
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Liberia - Gelbfieber
05.05.2008
Zwei junge Männer aus Zuotuo im Tappita-Distrikt, Nimba-County (N) sind im vorigen Monat an Buschgelbfieber erkrankt, von ihnen ist einer verstorben. Beide stammen aus dem gleichen Ort. Mit einem Übertragungsrisiko ist landesweit zu rechnen. Impfschutz beachten. / Quelle: crm
05.05.2008
Zwei junge Männer aus Zuotuo im Tappita-Distrikt, Nimba-County (N) sind im vorigen Monat an Buschgelbfieber erkrankt, von ihnen ist einer verstorben. Beide stammen aus dem gleichen Ort. Mit einem Übertragungsrisiko ist landesweit zu rechnen. Impfschutz beachten. / Quelle: crm
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Kenia - Cholera
05.05.2008
Die Krankheitswelle, die im Rahmen der politischen Unruhen mit ihren Versorgungsengpässen und Flüchtlingsbewegungen im Januar begonnen hat, breitet sich im Hinterland weiter aus. Nach Angaben der Gesundheitsbehörden wurden bisher landesweit 1.300 Erkrankungen und 67 Todesfälle registriert; die Dunkelziffer dürfte höher sein. Betroffen sind derzeit insgesamt 16 Distrikte in folgenden Provinzen: Nyanza und Western mit Schwerpunkten am Viktoriasee im SW, Rift Valley mit einem Ausbruch in Naivasha, einer Stadt etwa 90 km nordwestlich von Nairobi im NW, sowie North Eastern mit Mandera im Grenzgebiet zu Somalia im NO. Aus der Küstenprovinz mit den Touristenressorts werden keine Ausbrüche gemeldet. Risiko für andere Durchfallerkrankungen und sonstige Darminfektionen weiterhin auch in anderen Landesteilen. Hygiene beachten, bei Reisen in ein Infektionsgebiet evtl. Cholera-Impfung. / Quelle: crm
05.05.2008
Die Krankheitswelle, die im Rahmen der politischen Unruhen mit ihren Versorgungsengpässen und Flüchtlingsbewegungen im Januar begonnen hat, breitet sich im Hinterland weiter aus. Nach Angaben der Gesundheitsbehörden wurden bisher landesweit 1.300 Erkrankungen und 67 Todesfälle registriert; die Dunkelziffer dürfte höher sein. Betroffen sind derzeit insgesamt 16 Distrikte in folgenden Provinzen: Nyanza und Western mit Schwerpunkten am Viktoriasee im SW, Rift Valley mit einem Ausbruch in Naivasha, einer Stadt etwa 90 km nordwestlich von Nairobi im NW, sowie North Eastern mit Mandera im Grenzgebiet zu Somalia im NO. Aus der Küstenprovinz mit den Touristenressorts werden keine Ausbrüche gemeldet. Risiko für andere Durchfallerkrankungen und sonstige Darminfektionen weiterhin auch in anderen Landesteilen. Hygiene beachten, bei Reisen in ein Infektionsgebiet evtl. Cholera-Impfung. / Quelle: crm
