Number of confirmed cholera cases across Syria on the rise

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Epidemiological Overview

Since the last situation report, the number of confirmed and suspected cases has risen. Suspected cholera cases (AWD) have been reported from all 14 governorates, each of which has reported positive cases.

Between 25 August and 03 December, 56,879 suspected cases have been reported, including 98 attributed deaths to date at a case fatality rate of 0.2%.

Of the 4,174 samples tested with rapid diagnostic tests, 1,846 have tested positive. The overall proportion of RDT-positive cases is 44.2%. To date, 2,237 stool samples have been cultured, of which 771 have tested positive for Vibrio Cholera. The positivity rate is 34.5%.

A total of 4,579 suspected cases and 6 associated deaths have been reported from IDP camps in NES and NWS.

The most affected governorates are:

• Deir Ez-Zor (19,430 suspected cases, with attack rate of 34.16%)
• Idleb (12,113 suspected cases, with attack rate of 21.3%)
• Raqqa (11,998 suspected cases, with attack rate of 21.09%)
• Aleppo (10,501 suspected cases, with attack rate of 18.46%)

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Number of confirmed cholera cases across Syria on the rise
Source: Philippines Legacy PH