PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (131): Africa

Cholera, Gastroenteritis -- Tanzania
Epidemic trends
- cholera transmission reported in 2 counties [Juba and Budi] in the last 4 weeks [21 Oct-17 Nov 2017].
- out of the 26 samples tested in the week, 16 (62 percent) were positive by culture. All positive samples were from New Bongo (a new focus of transmission in Juba).
- in the last 4 weeks, cholera cases have been reported from Juba and Budi (Fig. 1 and Table 1 [for all figures and tables, see source URL - Mod.LL]). During this period, a new focus of transmission emerged in

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