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WHO Report on Global Surveillance of Epidemic-prone Infectious Diseases - Cholera:
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Conclusions
- The seventh pandemic is still ongoing and the number of affected countries continues to increase especially in Africa.
- We do not know whether epidemic strain V. cholerae O139 Bengal will continue to be restricted to its present geographical area, or spread further. The threat of a new pandemic caused by V. cholerae O139 Bengal cannot be ruled out.
- An increasing number of geographic areas are becoming endemic for cholera reflecting a failure of effective epidemic control.
- Case fatality rates in Africa remain unacceptably high.
WHO Report on Global Surveillance of Epidemic-prone Infectious Diseases - Cholera:
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