Cholera Sitrep_33
Sitrep no. 33; week 45, 08 November 2007.
Total New Laboratory-Confirmed Cholera Cases Reported During 05 – 08 November 2007 (Week 45) 28.
Table 1: Laboratory confirmed cholera Cases, Irak, 14/08/2007-04/11/2007
Province/ |
No of districts affected | Date outbreak started | No: of deaths reported | Increase in Reported Deaths |
laboratory- confirmed case of cholera | Increase laboratory- confirmed case of cholera |
| Kirkuk | 5 | 14/08/2007 | 5 | 0 | 3000 | 3 |
| Sulaymaniyah | 13 | 23/08/2007 | 14 | 0 | 1232 | 5 |
| Arbil | 6 | 06/09/07 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 11 |
| Dahuk | 4 | 23/09/07 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Salah Ad Din (Tikrit) | 3 | 12/09/2007 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ninawa (Mosul) | 3 | 15/09/07 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Baghdad-Resafa | 3 | 19/09/07 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 |
| Wasit | 1 | 20/09/07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Basra | 2 | 19/09/07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anbar | 1 | 03/10/07 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Diyala | 3 | 03/10/07 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | Not Applicable | 22 | 0 | 4540* | 28* |
* The increases in this report are for within the 3 day period November 5th 2007 to November 8th 2007 period not a full week.
The most important development during weeks 44-45 is the steep increase in the number of cholera cases reported from Baghdad. The number of laboratory confirmed cases jumped from 11 to 32 cholera cases representing an increase of 290% in the cumulative cases. 44% of new confirmed cholera cases this week were reported from Baghdad Resafa; mainly from the highest risk areas in the 3 most disadvantaged districts in Baghdad (Sadr City, Me’dain and Resafa districts).
Data provided from Baghdad is neither complete nor timely; therefore what is reported may be an underestimation of the real situation.
Previous WHO Reports:
The most recent publicly available WHO situation report is for: 8 November 2007 . Preceding WHO situation reports on this outbreak are available in PDF form from the following links:
4 November 2007 , 31 October 2007 (Sitrep 31 covered a partial period only and we have not covered it in this series. 28 October 2007 21 October 2007 9 October 2007 6 October 2007 1 October 2007 29 September 2007 25 September 2007 24 September 2007 22 September 2007 21 September 2007 20 September 2007 19 September 2007 18 September 2007 17 September 2007 16 September 2007 13 September 2007 12 September 2007 11 September 2007 10 September 2007 9 September 2007 6 September 2007 5 September 2007 3 September 2007
