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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cholera outbreak in the West and Central Africa: Regional Update, 2015 - Week 49 [EN/FR]

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Source: UN Children's Fund
Country: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Continuity of efforts on the provinces of Katanga and South Kivu.

Over the past weeks, outbreaks have appeared to be limited on the provinces of Katanga (Kalemie and Vangu) and South Kivu (spread throughout most of health areas); it is reminded that South Kivu is one of the most affected provinces by cholera epidemics in the DRC. The outbreak in Maniema that hit strongly in Kindu, Kailo, and Alunguli health zones, has now significantly decreased and the end of this outbreak shall be achieved by the end of the year if I prevention and response activities are maintained. According to Radio Okapi, three hundred cholera cases may have I been notified in the Mura instruction centre in Likasi

(Radio Okapi-click to access the article).

RDC : Continuity des efforts sur les provinces du Katanga et du Sud Kivu.

Sur les dernieres semaines, les foyers epidemiques semblent se concentrer principalement sur les provinces du Katanga (Kalemie et Vangu) et du Sud Kivu (diffus sur la majorite des zones de sante) ; it est rappels que le sud Kivu est I'une des provinces les plus affectees par les epidemies de cholera en RDC. A present, les flambees qui avaient violemment frappe les populations des zones de sante de Kindu, Kailo et Alunguli, de la province du Maniema, dimi-nuent tres significativement et la fin de ces foyers pourrait subvenir d'ici la fin de l'annee si les activites mises en cnuvre se maintiennent egalement. A noter que trois cents cas de cholera auraient ete enregistres au centre d'instruction Mura a Likasi dans la nouvelle province du Haut-Katanga , information non encore confirm& par les autorites nationales.

(selon Radio Okapi-cliquer pour acceder au lien)


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