PPT-Cholera diagnosis and control

DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTS a Specimens specimens from culture consist of mucus flecks from stool b Smears Dark field or phase contrast microscopy may show the rapidly motile vibrios. Ango la is divided in 18 provinces and 158 municipalities Luanda the capital is the largest city of Angola Angola became a Portuguese colony in 1951 In November 1975 it gained its independence after a 14 years long war Shortly after an internal arm The bacterium secretes toxin cholera toxin CT which causes severe 64258uid loss from the body into the digestive tract leading to dehydration and ultimately death by diarrhoea V cholerae has caused seven worldwide disease outbreaks or pandemics sinc The bacteria is typically found in water environments such as freshwater lakes and rivers Cholera is usually transmitted to people or animals through contaminated water sourc es Contamination comes from fecal material from infected individuals Chole BioQUEST. 2012. Case Study Format. Learning Objectives. Resources. Data Analysis & Visualization. Tools. Statistics. Assessment. Module Design. In this module, students will:. (1) investigate the natural history of . By: Nadia Nagy. What is Cholera?. Cholera is . a diarrheal . infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium . Vibrio . cholerae. . Bhujel. 2013. 3-5 million cholera cases currently with ~120,000 deaths each year (WHO 2013). Source: Country reports. Legend: Y = yes, N = no, C = case based, · = no report, ASR: age-standardised rate. Suggested citation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Annual epidemiological report 2015. . /. . The earthquake in Haiti in 2010 strained the already limited water sanitation systems. http://spring2013env3400haiti.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/49/. . UN peacekeepers from Nepal brought cholera to Haiti. Cholera is a serious disease affecting both children and adults. . It is caused by eating or drinking food or water that is contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.. It . is an acute secretory diarrheal illness caused . CHOLERA. Cholera is a serious disease affecting both children and adults. . It is caused by eating or drinking food or water that is contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.. It . is an acute secretory diarrheal illness caused . OF. CHOLERA. BACKGROUND. Cholera, is a Greek word, which means the “. Gutter of the roof . ”. . It is caused by bacteria: . Vibrio. . cholerae. , which was discovered in . 1883 by Robert Koch during a diarrheal outbreak in Egypt.. Surveill ance – Laboratory Working Group For more information please contact the GTFCC Secretariat: GTFCCsecretariat@who.int 1 Interim Technical Note Introduction of DNA - based identification an Tognotti E. Lessons from the History of Quarantine, from Plague to Influenza A. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013;19(2):254-259. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1902.120312. . WASH Advisor Meeting . Geneva 2017. Global Cholera Burden. Updated Global Burden of Cholera in Endemic Counters Ali . etl. There are an estimated . 2.86 million . cases of cholera annually in endemic countries. Spatial distribution of the burden of cholera in endemic countries are shown in  Countries with estimates of more than 100,000 cases annually include: . Gad Mohamed. Professor of Epidemiology. College of Medicine & KKUH . Greek word for the gutter of a roof, comparing the deluge of water following a rainstorm to that of the anus of an infected person .