Angola: Cholera Outbreak - Jan 2025
Disaster description
In Luanda on January 7th out of 25 suspected cases of cholera, 5 deaths were reported. On January 8th, over 30 suspected cases of cholera were recorded in the same area of Luanda province. The rapid escalation of suspected cases indicates potential for a continued worsening outbreak. Other areas of concern noted by Ministry of Health include the northern provinces that border DRC, where outbreaks of cholera have been reported in the past. Combined with heavy rainfall, poor sanitation and limited access to clean water, the risk of floods and water-borne diseases is exacerbated. INAMET - National Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics - predicts above-average rainfall for the current rainy season. Flood risk for Angola is high during this period of time. (IFRC, 10 Jan 2025)
By January 11th, 170 suspected cases were recorded with 30 conrmed cases across 3 provinces (Luanda, Bengo, Icolo & Bengo). By January 17th, 422 cases have been reported with 24 deaths leading to a high case fatality rate (5.7%) (IFRC, 21 Jan 2025)
Since the beginning of the outbreak, a cumulative total of 1,081 cases have been reported, 748 in the Province of Luanda, 201 in the Province of Icolo and Bengo, 124 in the Province of Bengo, 3 in the Province of Malanje, 3 in the Province of Huambo and 2 in Province of Huíla, aged between 2 and 86 years, of which 527 (49.0%) male and 554 (51.0%) female. There were 45 deaths, of which 32 in the Province of Luanda (Cacuaco: 24, Mulenvos: 3, Sambizanga: 2 and 1 in Belas, Cazenga, Kilamba Kiaxi); 8 in the Province of Bengo (Panguila: 4, Dande: 3 and Barra do Dande: 1) and 5 in the Province of Icolo and Bengo, in the Municipality of Sequele, aged between 2 and 69 years, of whom 31 (69.0%) were male and 14 (31.0%) were female. (UNICEF, 27 Jan 2025)
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