1. Current Status
- The recent report of Iraq Ministry of Health indicates that 708 laboratory-confirmed Cholera cases have been detected and registered in Iraq, up to 29 October 2008.
- Most of the new confirmed cases were from Diwanyia.
- 50% of the cases are found in children below 5 years of age.
- There have been 8 deaths (6 males and 2 females). 50% of the deaths have been in below 5 year old children.
- Epidemiological findings have indicated that contaminated water is the most probable source of the out break.
- 707 cases have been identified as Inaba and 1 case as Ogawa serotypes.
2. Summary
- Table (1) Suspect, confirmed cholera cases, death and dates of the first, most recent reported case by province, Iraq, 64 cases have been confirmed in last 24 hours
| Province |
No. districts
affected |
Date first
case |
Date most
recent case |
Death
|
Under
investigation |
Laboratory
confirmed cholera |
| Diala |
1
|
09-09-08
|
09-09-08
|
1
| ||
| Wasit |
1
|
30-09-08
|
30-09-08
|
2
| ||
| Erbil |
2
|
14-10-08
|
14-10-08
|
2
| ||
| Missan |
1
|
07-08-08
|
28-08-08
|
1
|
3
| |
| Muthana |
1
|
14-10-08
|
26-10-08
|
7
| ||
| Anbar |
2
|
07-09-08
|
01-10-08
|
8
| ||
| Najaf |
3
|
17-09-08
|
28-10-08
|
1
|
33
| |
| Kerbala |
3
|
05-09-08
|
27-10-08
|
9
|
46
| |
| Basra |
5
|
14-09-08
|
06-10-08
|
1
|
2
|
58
|
| Baghdad |
10
|
18-08-08
|
28-10-08
|
1
|
1
|
86
|
| Diwanyia |
4
|
20-09-08
|
29-10-08
|
2
|
207
| |
| Babil |
4
|
28-08-08
|
06-10-08
|
3
|
15
|
255
|
| Total |
37
|
07-08-08
|
29-10-08
|
8
|
28
|
708
|