Description of the situation
06 August 1996
Disease Outbreak Reported
As at 5 August, 7 516 cases of typhoid fever had been reported of which 2 515 (34%) were in children under 14 years of age. Most cases had been reported in Kulyab (4 091). Cases have also been reported in Gisar (231), Javan (438), Leninsky (292), Piandz (438), Shakrinau (845), Turun-Sade (674), Voseisky (400) and Varzop (142). Of the 2 096 hospitalized cases, 597 (28%) were children under 14 years of age.
(Source: WHO Liaison Office Tajikistan via WHO Office for the European Region)