Description of the situation
06 July 2000
Disease Outbreak Reported
An outbreak of cholera was first reported on 17 April by the public health authorities of Pohnpei island. As of 26 June, 954 cases and 9 deaths had been reported to WHO, on the basis of inpatient and outpatient data from the Pohnpei hospital and community-based dispensaries. Vibrio cholerae serotype Ogawa has been isolated. Preventive and control measures are being implemented.