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GLIDE Record
(2726 of 8314)
Event:
EP Epidemic
Number:
2013-000009
Country:
GHA Ghana
Location:
Ashanti
Date (YMD):
2013-1-21
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Information Source:
IFRC
Comments:
21 January 2013, the Ghana health service declared a cholera outbreak in the Ashanti region. The most affected area in the region included the Obuasi Municipality in the Obuasi District and Ejura Municipality in the Ejura/Sekyedumase District. As of 21 January, 18 persons have died and over 250 persons are currently being cared for at the hospitals. 310 cases are currently registered. The majority of the infected persons are women (200 persons) and a high number of children (53 persons) have been infected.
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