Situation Update
As of 17 July 2015, a total of 1,106 cholera cases including 38 deaths (CFR 3.44%) have been reported in Juba and Bor Counties in Central Equatoria and Jonglei States respectively. In Juba County 1,010 cases including 37 deaths (CFR 3.7%) have been reported from seven Payams and 96 villages (Table 1). In Bor, 96 cases including one death (CFR 1.04%) have been reported from Malou in Makuach Payam and other areas within the County.
The initial cases in Juba were traced back to 18 May 2015 in UN House PoC where the first cholera case was confirmed on 1 June 2015. Most of the cholera cases in Juba have been reported from Gumbo followed by New site, Gudele 2, Juba 3 PoC, and Munuki (Figure 3).
In Bor, the initial cases were reported from Malou in Makuach Payam. Later, cases were reported from Arek, Block 8, Hai Salam, Achengdii, Langbar and several other areas around the city