TY - JOUR
T1 - Cholera outbreak in Dadaab Refugee camp, Kenya - November 2015-June 2016
AU - Golicha, Qabale
AU - Shetty, Sharmila
AU - Nasiblov, Orkhan
AU - Hussein, Abubakar
AU - Wainaina, Eliud
AU - Obonyo, Mark
AU - Macharia, Daniel
AU - Musyoka, Raymond N
AU - Abdille, Hussein
AU - Ope, Maurice
AU - Joseph, Rachael
AU - Kabugi, Willy
AU - Kiogora, John
AU - Said, Munawwar
AU - Boru, Waqo
AU - Galgalo, Tura
AU - Lowther, Sara A
AU - Juma, Bonventure
AU - Mugoh, Robert
AU - Wamola, Newton
AU - Onyango, Clayton
AU - Gura, Zeinab
AU - Widdowson, Marc-Alain
AU - DeCock, Kevin M
AU - Burton, John W
N1 - PPU
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Dadaab Refugee camp in Garissa County, Kenya, hosts nearly 340,000 refugees in five subcamps (Dagahaley, Hagadera, Ifo, Ifo2, and Kambioos) (1). On November 18 and 19, 2015, during an ongoing national cholera outbreak (2), two camp residents were evaluated for acute watery diarrhea (three or more stools in ≤24 hours); Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 serotype Ogawa was isolated from stool specimens collected from both patients. Within 1 week of the report of index cases, an additional 45 cases of acute watery diarrhea were reported. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and their health-sector partners coordinated the cholera response, community outreach and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) activities; Médecins Sans Frontiéres and the International Rescue Committee were involved in management of cholera treatment centers; CDC performed laboratory confirmation of cases and undertook GIS mapping and postoutbreak response assessment; and the Garissa County Government and the Kenya Ministry of Health conducted a case-control study. To prevent future cholera outbreaks, improvements to WASH and enhanced disease surveillance systems in Dadaab camp and the surrounding area are needed.
AB - Dadaab Refugee camp in Garissa County, Kenya, hosts nearly 340,000 refugees in five subcamps (Dagahaley, Hagadera, Ifo, Ifo2, and Kambioos) (1). On November 18 and 19, 2015, during an ongoing national cholera outbreak (2), two camp residents were evaluated for acute watery diarrhea (three or more stools in ≤24 hours); Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 serotype Ogawa was isolated from stool specimens collected from both patients. Within 1 week of the report of index cases, an additional 45 cases of acute watery diarrhea were reported. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and their health-sector partners coordinated the cholera response, community outreach and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) activities; Médecins Sans Frontiéres and the International Rescue Committee were involved in management of cholera treatment centers; CDC performed laboratory confirmation of cases and undertook GIS mapping and postoutbreak response assessment; and the Garissa County Government and the Kenya Ministry of Health conducted a case-control study. To prevent future cholera outbreaks, improvements to WASH and enhanced disease surveillance systems in Dadaab camp and the surrounding area are needed.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
KW - Child
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Cholera/epidemiology
KW - Diarrhea/microbiology
KW - Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Kenya/epidemiology
KW - Male
KW - Public Health Practice
KW - Refugee Camps
KW - Refugees/statistics & numerical data
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Sanitation
KW - Vibrio cholerae O1/drug effects
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.15585/mmwr.mm6734a4
DO - 10.15585/mmwr.mm6734a4
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
C2 - 30161101
SN - 0149-2195
VL - 67
SP - 958
EP - 961
JO - MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
JF - MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
IS - 34
ER -