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NIGERIA: Officials seek source...

NIGERIA: Officials seek source of deadly gastroenteritis

africa » nigeria » sokoto state
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Nigerian Ministry of Health is trying to determine what caused a gastroenteritis outbreak that has claimed 120 lives in northern Nigeria’s Sokoto...
cholera, outbreak, gastroenteritis, pollution, infection
ZIMBABWE: Cholera outbreak thr...

ZIMBABWE: Cholera outbreak threatens to become endemic

africa » zimbabwe » mashonaland province
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
A cholera outbreak that has bridged Zimbabwe's dry season is proving difficult to contain and has spread from the cities to rural areas. There are...
cholera, outbreak, anthrax, infection
GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera epidemi...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera epidemic not yet peaked

africa » guinea bissau » bissau
Monday, October 13, 2008
The cholera epidemic is still out of control across Guinea-Bissau, with the number of cases doubling in the past three weeks, bringing the total...
cholera, epidemic, outbreak, infection
NIGERIA: Cholera outbreak kill...

NIGERIA: Cholera outbreak kills 97 in north

africa » nigeria » kano
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Local government officials say cholera outbreaks across Katsina, Zamfara, Bauchi and Kano states in northern Nigeria have killed 97 people in the...
cholera, outbreak, water, sanitation
GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera epidemi...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera epidemic out of control

africa » guinea bissau » bissau
Friday, September 19, 2008
With 6,461 cholera cases and 122 deaths, experts say the cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau is out of control. The number of reported cases has...
cholera, outbreak, epidemic, hygiene
GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera epidemi...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera epidemic claims more lives

africa » guinea bissau » bissau
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Up to 3,160 people have now contracted cholera and 73 people have died across the country and health minister Camilo Simoes Lopes told IRIN the...
cholera, outbreak, water

“No Cases of Cholera in The Gambia” - DOSH Programme Manager

africa » gambia
Thursday, August 28, 2008
The Programme Manager at Health Education Unit of the Department of State for Health and Social Welfare, Amadou Sowe, has stated that as of now there...
cholera, dosh, programme, manager, facilities, unit
Guinea Bissau: UNICEF provides...

Guinea Bissau: UNICEF provides support to fight cholera epidemic

africa » guinea bissau » bissau
Sunday, August 17, 2008
UNICEF is supporting the Ministry of Health of Guinea Bissau in fighting a cholera epidemic that has quickly spread across the country, and is...
unicef, cholera, epidemic, outbreak
BENIN: Recurrent cholera still...

BENIN: Recurrent cholera still not a priority

africa » benin » cotonou
Thursday, August 14, 2008
At least 50 cholera cases have been recorded in Benin’s capital Cotonou since 24 July, according to local hospital officials. These cases have been...
cholera, outbreak, sanitation, water
GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera epidemi...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Cholera epidemic lessons ignored

africa » guinea bissau » bissau
Sunday, August 03, 2008
A cholera epidemic sweeping across Guinea Bissau has now infected 1,077 people - three-quarters of them in the capital Bissau - and killed 25,...
cholera, outbreak, sanitation, water
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