Cholera in Djibouti

ABSTRACT

As of epidemiological week 18 of 2010, the Ministry of Health [MoH] in Djibouti reported 2,047 cases of cholera from five of six regions in the Country. There were 19 related deaths reported during the same period. The cases are reported from multiple foci in the affected regions. The highest number of cases [1,371] were reported from the capital, Djibouti City. The MOH, WHO Country Office and UNICEF are responding to contain this outbreak and have appealed for assistance. Most of the cases are reported to be among people coming across the border from Ethiopia