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1. Introduction
1.1.Worldwide case load and burden due to Cholera
Every year, there are an estimated 3–5 million cholera cases and 100 000–120 000 deaths due to cholera. The epidemic trend of cholera is on increase in the world for the past few years.
Since 2000, the incidence of cholera has increased steadily, and reached 317 534 reported cases worldwide (pandemic) in 2010, including 7543 deaths. Majority of the cases and deaths are reported from Developing countries of African and Asian continents where the disease is endemic.
One of the significant features of the disease is that, it affects all ages and could even kill a healthy young adult in few hours. The challenging and threatening effect of cholera epidemic is its rapid spreading nature, which make a panic amongst the public and service providers as well.
The epidemics of cholera not only affect the population under in the epidemic prone regions and local health system but also might affect the whole sector by thrust them in a dread situation which in turn might wreck all the routine activities of the region and the country as well.
1.2.Current context of Cholera outbreaks/epidemics control activities in Afghanistan
Existing information of reported cholera outbreaks and epidemics in Afghanistan would give an idea about progress of cholera outbreaks in Afghanistan;
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In August 1998; there were 1728 Suspected Cholera cases reported in Kabul and Bamyan provinces with 28 related deaths.
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There were 1604 cases and 19 deaths reported in Northern, Southern and Western regions of Afghanistan during August 2000.