Active surveillance for human cases and mosquitos continues. An outbreak of cholera has been reported in the Builsa district of the Upper East region, one of the frontier districts with Burkina Faso. Laboratory investigations have confirmed cholera, Inaba subtype. Measures so far taken include intensive public education campaigns aimed at prevention and early reporting of cases for treatment, mobilisation of stocks for case management at regional level and dispatch of regional-level rapid response teams. The regional authorities are also involved in social mobilisation for diarrhoeal disease prevention in neighbouring districts.
Cholera is endemic in Ghana.
There has been an increase of almost 1,000 cases in the last month. Somalia - Update Cholera is endemic in Somalia. As at 31 August 1999, a total of 6,964 cases have been reported to WHO this year. Investigations have shown that they had been drinking from 100 wells located in that same area, adjacent to pit latrines. Three control committees have been set up in Bosaso town, namely for social mobilisation, water and sanitation, and case management.