WorldAfricaCholera Outbreak in Niger - Update

Cholera Outbreak in Niger – Update

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak

Victims

Wounded

Date

September 14, 2022

What happened

According to the WHO “Weekly Bulletin on Outbreaks and other Emergencies” (Week 39: 19 – 25 September 2022), the Direction Régionale de la Santé Publique (DRSP) of Maradi, Niger, notified 10 suspected cases of Cholera, including three positive cases by rapid diagnostic test on 1 September 2022 in Madaroufa District, Maradi Region. Further testing identified Vibrio Cholerea O1 Ogawa.

At the end of the monitoring period, 26 suspected cases have been reported, of whom 14 tested positive for Cholera, and no deaths were recorded.

Where it happened

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