Cholera outbreak in South Sudan requires vigilance in Sudan

ABSTRACT

The ministry of Health of South Sudan officially declared an outbreak of cholera in the capital, Juba on 15th May 2014. Since the start of the outbreak on 23 April 2014, up to 2 June 2014, a total of 1209 cases including 29 deaths [CFR 2.4%] have been reported. 99% of the cases have been reported from Juba County in Central Equatoria State. Nine out of 15 Payams [districts] in the County have reported cases of cholera. The outbreak is spreading northward and suspected cases have been reported from Kaka in Manyo County in the border with Sudan