WorldAfricaBurundi: Cholera outbreak update

Burundi: Cholera outbreak update

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak
Threat LensBiologicalWorldAfrica
By Arianna Sottile

Victims

Wounded

150

Date

April 20, 2024

What happened

According to The Africa CDC’s Weekly Event-Based Surveillance Report (April 2024), the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported nine new suspected cases and no new deaths of cholera from Bujumbura Nord district. This is an 80% increase in the number of new cholera cases compared to the last update. Cumulatively, 150 suspected cases and no deaths of cholera have been reported from 13 of 45 health districts in Burundi this year. This is a protracted outbreak that started in January 2023.

Where it happened

Main sources

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-weekly-event-based-surveillance-report-april-2024/

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