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Mozambique

Mozambique 2015 Flood & Cholera Update SitRep, 25 March 2015

Cholera Outbreaks in Tete, Sofala, Zambezia, Nampula and Niassa provinces

  • 7,073 cases reported since 25 December and 22 March and 53 deaths with a case fatality rate of 0.7%.

  • Cholera outbreaks are stabilizing in Nampula, Niassa and Tete and spreading to Sofala province with three districts already reporting cases (Beira city, Caia and Nahmatanda).

  • Tete city and Quelimane continue to register large numbers of new cases.

  • Cholera outbreak continues to rise in Zambezia with two more districts affected; Nicoadala and Gurué.

  • 989 suspect cases and 200 confirmed cases of typhoid fever in Nampula.

  • 649 suspect cases and 146 confirmed cases of Dengue in Nampula.

Floods in Zambezia, Cabo Delgado and Nampula

  • 274,639 people affected and 161 deaths (134 in Zambezia).

  • 50,507 people resettled in 64 resettlement centers