Cholera outbreak kills over 200 people in Angola
Luanda, March 1 (IANS) The number of people killed in the latest cholera outbreak in Angola has risen to 201, the country’s Health Ministry has announced. A total of 5,574 people have been infected since early January, the ministry said. Cholera cases have been reported in 13 of Angola’s 21 provinces. The outbreak originated in […]
Angola’s cholera death toll climbs to 150
Luanda, Feb 18 (IANS) The number of people killed in the latest cholera outbreak in Angola has reached 150, the Health Ministry has said. A total of 4,235 people have been infected since early January, the ministry said. Cases have been reported in 10 of the country’s 21 provinces, with 86 per cent of overall […]
Cholera outbreak kills over 110 people in Angola
Luanda, Feb 12 (IANS) Angola has recorded 3,402 cholera cases and 114 deaths since the outbreak began in early January, according to the Health Ministry’s daily press release. Since February 1, Angola has been reporting more than 100 new cholera cases daily, peaking at 295 on February 8. However, laboratory testing to confirm infections remains […]
Over 100,000 vaccinated against cholera in Zambian district
Lusaka, Feb 11 (IANS) A total of 104,585 people have received doses of the oral cholera vaccine in Chililabombwe, Zambia’s hardest-hit district in Copperbelt Province in the latest cholera outbreak, Minister of Health Elijah Muchima said. This number represents 81 per cent of the targetted population of 129,837. The vaccination campaign, which started last Friday, […]
170 cholera cases recorded in Angola with 15 deaths
Luanda, Jan 12 (IANS) Angola has registered 170 cholera cases as of 6 p.m. local time, the Ministry of Health said. In the past 24 hours, three cholera deaths and 51 new cases have been reported on Saturday. The outbreak has now spread to two additional municipalities in the capital province of Luanda. National emergency […]
