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. The regional authorities are also involved in social mobilization for diarrhoeal disease prevention in neighbouring districts. The situation is being closely monitored by the national intervention teams and further updates will be provided as soon as they become available.
Cholera is endemic in Ghana.
For more information about the number of of cholera cases reported to WHO in 1999, please see the 1999 Global Cholera Update .