WorldAfricaSomalia: Cholera outbreak update

Somalia: Cholera outbreak update

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

Victims

19

Wounded

2138

Date

February 17, 2024

What happened

According to The Africa CDC’s Weekly Event-Based Surveillance Report, the Moh reported 346 new cases (42 confirmed; 304 suspected) and no deaths of cholera from 3 regions in Somalia. This is an 83% increase in the number of new cases compared to the same period last year. Cumulatively, 2138 cases (275 confirmed; 1863 suspected) and 19 deaths (CFR:0.9%) of cholera were reported from 3 of 7 states in the country. This is a protracted outbreak that started in 2022 and in 2017 in Benedir region.

Where it happened

Main sources

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

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