Africa-Press – Cape verde. Mozambican health authorities registered 14,712 cases of cholera in five months, which caused 32 deaths during the current outbreak, according to official data to which Lusa had access today.
According to the most recent report on the progression of the disease, prepared by the Ministry of Health and with data from October 1, 2023, the beginning of the current outbreak, until March 31, 2024, this is a fatality rate that remains at 0.2%.
The report adds that of the 14,712 cumulative cases reported in five months, 4,926 (33.5%) were reported by Nampula province, 2,734 (18.6%) in Tete, 2,402 (16.3%) in Cabo Delgado, 2,282 (15.5%) in Zambézia, 1,571 (10.7%) in Sofala, 428 (2.9%) in Niassa, 320 (2.2%) in Manica and 49 (0.3%) in Maputo ( province).
It is also noted that there are currently active cholera outbreaks in the districts of Erati, Mecuburi, Nacaroa, Meconta, Angoche and the city of Nampula (Nampula), Pemba, Metuge, Mecufi and Namuno (Cabo Delgado), districts of Cahora Bassa, city of Tete, Doa, Angónia, Macanga and Marara (Tete), districts of Gurué and Alto Molócue (Zambézia), districts of Caia, Chemba, Nhamatanda, Dondo and Cheringoma (Sofala), districts of Lichinga, Cuamba, Metarica and Chimbonila (Niassa) , districts of Guro, Macossa, and city of Chimoio (Manica) and in the district of Moamba (Maputo).
As of March 31, 36 cholera patients were hospitalized in health units across the country.
In previous statements to Lusa, the head of the Expanded Vaccination Program of the Ministry of Health, Leonildo Nhampossa, said that 2,268,548 people over the age of 1 year were vaccinated against cholera in four provinces, between January 8th and 12th. deity.
The target group for this vaccination operation was 2,271,136 people, corresponding to the population living in the most vulnerable areas and the focus of the current outbreak, the Ministry of Health previously mentioned.
Cholera is a treatable disease that causes severe diarrhea and can cause death from dehydration if not promptly treated.
The disease is caused, in large part, by the ingestion of contaminated food and water due to a lack of sanitation networks.
Last May, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the world will have a shortage of cholera vaccines by 2025 and that one billion people in 43 countries could be infected with the disease, pointing out, in October, Mozambique as the one of the highest risk countries.
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