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Cholera
Disease burden. During 2001, 58 countries officially notified WHO of a total of 184 311 cases (one third more than in 2000) and 2 728 deaths. The reported overall case-fatality rate (CFR) has dropped to 1.48% with regards to the 3.6% reported in 2000. This absolute decline in CFR reflects contrasting realities, as CFR for South Africa is very low (0.22%) whereas rates of up to 30% have been observed in other parts of Africa. Continue
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Background
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Objectives
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Key documents
Links
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Disease outbreak news - cholera (updated regularly) [new window]
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Cholera : basic facts for travellers [new window]
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CDC cholera information [new window]
Fact sheets
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Cholera fact sheet (in English) [new window]
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Cholera fact sheet (in French) [new window]
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Epidemic dysentery fact sheet (in English) [new window]
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Epidemic dysentery fact sheet (in French) [new window]
Meetings
WHO Diarrhoeal Diseases Steering Committee, Montreux, Switzerland, 10-11 September 2003
Steering Committees
IVR Steering Committee on diarrhoeal disease vaccines
Disease Focal Point/Contact
Dr Duncan Steele
Research on Bacterial Vaccines
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