Somalia: 39 New Cholera Cases Reported As Government Battles to Contain Outbreak

[Dalsan Radio] The Ministry of Health of Somalia has announced 39 new suspected cases of cholera, with no deaths, for epidemiological week 31 (29th-4th August) in 2019. The cumulative total number of suspected cholera cases since the beginning of this outbreak in December 2017 is 8493, including 46 associated deaths. During this reporting period, all of the cases were reported from a total of 17 districts in Banadir region. Of the 39 cases reported during week 31, 59% of the cases are children below 5 years of age.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news