PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (133): Africa

Cholera — Kenya
12 countries / 107 517 cases / 1662 deaths / 1.5% CFR
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More than 107 517 cholera / AWD cases and 1662 deaths (Case Fatality Rate: 1.5%) have been reported in 12 of 21 countries of Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) since the beginning of 2017. These countries include; Angola, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Of the countries reporting, Somalia accounts for 73% of the total cases reported