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Ghana: Cholera Outbreak - Oct 2024

Disaster description

The cholera outbreak began on October 4, 2024, when the first case was recorded after an individual exhibiting cholera-like symptoms sought medical care following attendance at a funeral in the Ada East District. The epidemic spread to 36 districts across five regions: Greater Accra, Central, Western, Eastern and Asanti. The limited information poses a challenge to evaluate the scope of the outbreak to the National Society. However, the last data from 31 December report 398 confirmed cases and 4850 suspected cases. (IFRC, 19 Jan 2025)

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