Update to Event:
Since the beginning of this year, 178,672 cases (84,376 confirmed; 94,296 suspected) and 2,799 deaths [Case Fatality Ratio (CFR): 1.5%] of cholera were reported from 17 African Union (AU) Member States (MS): Burundi (603 cases; 9 deaths), Cameroon (20,025; 481), Congo (93; 9), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (31,342; 230), eSwatini (2; 0), Ethiopia (18,892; 236), Kenya (8,773; 145), Malawi (42,894; 1,260), Mozambique (34,171; 144), Nigeria (2,052; 79), Somalia (12,374; 30), South Africa (1,074; 47), South Sudan (1,471; 2), Tanzania (87; 3), Uganda (73; 9), Zambia (850; 19) and Zimbabwe (3,896; 96).
This week, 1,114 new cases and 22 new deaths of cholera were reported from six AU MS: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Cameroon: Since the last update (25 August 2023), the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 140 new cases (25 new confirmed; 115 suspected) and one new death (CFR: 0.7%) of cholera. Cumulatively 20,025 cases (1,958 confirmed; 18,067 suspected) and 481 deaths (CFR: 2.4%) of cholera have been reported from Cameroon. The outbreak is active in three of 10 regions in Cameroon.
Ethiopia: Since the last update (25 August 2023), the Ethiopia Public Health Institute (EPHI) reported 667 new suspected cases and 17 new deaths (CFR: 2.5%) of cholera. Cumulatively, 18,892 cases (26 confirmed; 18,866 suspected) and 236 deaths (CFR: 1.2%) have been reported. The outbreak is active in eight of the 11 regions in Ethiopia.
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Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report – 03 September 2023 | Download |
Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report – 08 September 2023 | Download |
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