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Cholera Outbreak Affects 15,637 in Mozambique
Mozambican health authorities have recorded 15,637 cases of cholera in almost six months, which have caused 33 deaths during the current outbreak, according to official data to which Lusa had access today.
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According to the latest report on the progression of the disease, prepared by the Ministry of Health and with data from October 1, 2023, the beginning of the current outbreak, until April 25, 2024, the fatality rate remains at 0.2%.
In almost a month (since March 31, the date of the last assessment), Mozambique has registered 925 cases of cholera, which have caused one death.
The report adds that of the 15,637 cumulative cases reported in six months - until April 25 - 5,269 were reported by Nampula province, with 12 deaths, followed by 2,873 in Tete, with 10 deaths, and 2,431 in Cabo Delgado, with one death.
There are currently active outbreaks of the disease in several districts of Nampula, Cabo Delgado, Tete, Zambézia, Sofala, Manica and in Maputo, and as of April 25, 38 cholera patients were hospitalized in health units in the country.
At least 121 people have died due to waves of misinformation about the cholera outbreak in Mozambique, according to official data released since October.
Most of the victims, 98 people, lost their lives in a single circumstance, when, on April 7, a boat leaving the administrative post of Lungo, in the district of Mossuril, bound for the Island of Mozambique, sank, killing 55 children, 34 women and nine men.
According to the Mozambican maritime authorities, the fishing boat, which was carrying 130 people, was not authorized to carry passengers and the people were fleeing an alleged cholera outbreak, bound for the Island of Mozambique, the shipwreck having occurred about 100 meters from the coast.
The President of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi, visited the administrative post of Lunga to comfort the families, and acknowledged that the shipwreck was the result of "misinformation by people with obscure interests".
"Do not allow rumors", declared Filipe Nyusi, during the interaction with the families of the victims.
Records indicate that 23 more people have died since October 2023 as a result of waves of misinformation on cholera-related issues, the general commander of the Mozambican police, Bernardino Rafael, said on January 17.
Community leaders and health workers have mostly been killed and injured by locals who claim they are bringing the disease to the communities.
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