West Africa

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West Africa Ongoing diarrhoeal outbreaks as of 6
September 2005
WHO Global Cholera Taskforce
NIGER Bouza/Tahoua 13 July-1 Sept. 230 cases,21
deaths
CFR9.1
MAURITANIA Nouakchott 23July-12Aug 497 cases
10 deaths CDR 2
SENEGAL 1 Jan-28 Aug 20,475 cases 246 deaths CF
R 1.2

• GUINEA-BISSAU
• 21June-1 Sept.
• 11681 cases 219 deaths
• CFR 1.87
• Bissau Biombo 83 of cases

Benin As at 28 Aug 42 cases
GUINEA, Conakry Mid July-21 Aug. 1252 cases 52
deaths CFR 4.15
Burkino Faso 8 Aug-2 Sept 547 cases 9 deaths CF
R 1.65
LIBERIA 4July-14 Aug 938 cases 6 deaths
Contact persons Claire-Lise Chaignat, chaignta
c_at_who.int 41 22 791 3914 41 70 244 6053 Tanj
a Sleeuwenhoek, sleeuwenhoekt_at_who.int
41-22-791 27 27, 41-79 457 09 73
Global Task Force on Cholera Control

Cholera confirmed