WorldAfricaCholera Outbreak in Cameroon - Update

Cholera Outbreak in Cameroon – Update

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak

Victims

6

Wounded

Date

September 8, 2022

What happened

According to the WHO “Weekly Bulletin on Outbreaks and other Emergencies” (Week 39: 19 – 25 September 2022), between 29 August and 8 September 2022, 295 new suspected cases of Cholera, including 6 deaths, have been reported from 3 active Regions: Littoral (262 cases, and 6 deaths); Centre (27 cases), and West (2 cases).

As of 8 September 2022, 11.627 suspected cases – including 1.063 laboratory-confirmed cases and 238 deaths (CFR 2.0%) have been reported, since October 2021, from 8 Regions and 49 Districts, of which 25 remain active. South-West (6.013 cases) and Littoral (4.712 cases) Regions have reported majority of cases. The outbreak’s hotspot has shifted from South-West to Littoral.

Where it happened

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