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GLIDE Record
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Event:
EP Epidemic
Number:
2018-000021
Country:
UGA Uganda
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Date (YMD):
2018-2-23
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Information Source:
World Health Organization
Comments:
On 23 February 2018, the Uganda Ministry of Health notified WHO of an outbreak of cholera in Kyangwali refugee settlement, located in Hoima district in the western part of the country. As of 23 February 2018, a total of 700 suspected cholera cases, including 27 deaths (case fatality rate 3.9%) were reported. The affected population are mostly newly arrived refugees and a few members of the host community. The most affected places are a landing site at the shores of Lake Albert and new refugee settlements in the neighbourhood.
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