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Background
On 29 April 2014, a suspected case of cholera was reported from the MSF clinic at UN House/Juba III Protection of Civilian (PoC) camp. On 28 April 2014, he visited relatives in Gudele II where he developed severe diarrhea and vomiting. One of the contacts in the household had developed acute watery diarrhea on the 24 April 2014. Stool samples collected from his four household contacts were all laboratory confirmed. On 15 May 2014, the Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of cholera in Juba. Since then, several suspected cases have been recorded and laboratory confirmed from different suburbs in Juba. A retrospective record review at the emergency medical ward of Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH) revealed seven suspected cholera cases including one death, with the first case admitted on 23 April 2014.
Situation Update
The table below summarizes the number of suspected and confirmed cases reported in Juba.