Diarrhea -- Mozambique
On [Fri 27 Oct 2017], the Ministry of Health in Mozambique notified WHO of an outbreak of cholera. From [Mon 14 Aug 2017 through Sun 11 Feb 2018], 1799 cases and one death (case fatality rate equal to 0.06 percent) of cholera were reported from the 2 provinces; Nampula (1580 cases) and Cabo Delgado (219 cases). Underreporting of the number of cases and deaths is likely. This outbreak has been confirmed by rapid diagnostic tests and culture. The outbreak started in Memba district in the
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5640697&promed&0
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