Three Cases Of Cholera In Tambara
Chimoio (Mozambique), 15 Feb (AIM) – The central Mozambican province of Manica hás recorded thre cases of cholera, after 11 years in which Manica was cholera free.
The three cases were diagnosed in Tambara district, in the north of the province. Tambara borders on Tete province which has been fighting an outbreak of cholera, believed to have been imported from Malawi.
The director of the Manica provincial health services, Xavier Izidoro, confirmed the three cases on Tuesday and said the health authorities are working to prevent the disease from spreading to other parts of Manica.
“We have other cases of diarrhoea”, Izidoro said, “and we are working to see whether these are cholera or not. Laboratory analysis has not yet confirmed other cases of cholera beyond these first three”. None of the three confirmed cases has died.
“Cholera has been diagnosed in the neighbouring provinces of Tete and Sofala. This puts us on a situation of maximum alert”, he stressed. “We are prepared. We don’t want our province to record any more cases of the disease”.
A contingency plan has been drawn up for cholera prevention throughout the province. “In all health units in the province medical equipment is available to deal with any case related with cholera. We have medicines available too. So we can say that we are prepared”, declared Izidoro.
In Chimoio city, a centre has already been installed to treat all diarrhoeal diseases. “There are health professionals prepared to respond to any outbreak which might occur in our province”, he added.
“We have been moitoring all cases of diarhoea registered in Manica”, continued Izidoro. “So far, everything is calm. But i tis important that we pay attention to avoid the occurrence of cholera”.
(AIM)
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