1996 - Cholera in Mongolia - Update 2

21 August 1996

Disease Outbreak Reported

A report from the Ministry of Health dated 19 August informs of 106 cases and 8 deaths in the current outbreak of cholera first reported on 9 August. Most cases (84 cases, 5 deaths) were reported in Khutul District of Selenge Province. Cases were now also reported Darhan-Uul and Altanbulag in the same province, in the capital Ulan Batar, Central Province, in Zaamar District, Tuv Province and in Ulaantolgoi District in Orkhon Province.