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Cholera cases in Uganda rise to 67

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The number of cholera cases in Uganda has risen to 67 since the disease outbreak was announced in the northern part of the country on Jan. 7, the Ministry of Health said Friday. Daniel Kyabayinze, director of public health at the Ministry of Health, told …

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Lamwo district bans markets to contain cholera outbreak

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lamwo District has halted market operations in Agoro sub county, including weekly and monthly markets, to contain a cholera outbreak, effective immediately. This decision follows the confirmation of cholera cases in Agoro Sub-county last week. Williams Komakech, the Lamwo Resident District Commissioner and Chairperson …

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Angola reports 119 cholera cases, including 12 deaths

LUANDA, Angola | Xinhua | Angola’s Ministry of Health (MINSA) provided a bulletin Friday evening on the country’s cholera outbreak, reporting 119 cases including 12 deaths as of 6 p.m., with 14 cases confirmed through laboratory testing and 12 samples remaining under analysis. “With the confirmation of the first case on …

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There is cholera in Lamwo district, Northern Uganda

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One Person has been confirmed dead while 30 others have been admitted following an outbreak of Cholera in Lamwo District. According to Dr. Denis Ocula Omoya, the Lamwo District Health Officer, the outbreak has been reported in five parishes in Agoro Sub-county. He said …

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Cholera outbreak confirmed in Adjumani district

Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people have tested positive and 9 others hospitalised following an outbreak of cholera in Adjumani District. The confirmed cases are currently admitted at Nyumanzi HC III in Nyumanzi Refugee Transit Centre in Dzaipi sub-county. Adjumani District Health Officer Dr. Dominic Drametu explains that the …

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1.8 million Zambians get cholera vaccine

LUSAKA, Zambia | Xinhua | About 1.8 million Zambians in cholera hotspot areas have gotten the oral cholera vaccine as the exercise comes to a close, health authorities said on Saturday. Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo said in an update statement on the cholera situation that the vaccine was administered …

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Zambia heightens measures to contain cholera outbreak

LUSAKA | Xinhua | Zambian health authorities on Thursday announced that measures have been heightened to contain the outbreak of cholera which has now spread to 12 districts in the country. Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo said a multisectoral approach headed by the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit has been …

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