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Cholera Mortality during Urban Epidemic, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 16, 2015–January 16, 2016
In 2015, a cholera epidemic occurred in Tanzania; most cases and deaths occurred in Dar es Salaam early in the outbreak. We evaluated cholera mortality through passive surveillance, burial permits, and interviews conducted with decedents’ caretakers. Active case finding identified 101 suspected chol...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5711300/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29155665 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2313.170529 |
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author | McCrickard, Lindsey S. Massay, Amani Elibariki Narra, Rupa Mghamba, Janneth Mohamed, Ahmed Abade Kishimba, Rogath Saika Urio, Loveness John Rusibayamila, Neema Magembe, Grace Bakari, Muhammud Gibson, James J. Eidex, Rachel Barwick Quick, Robert E. |
author_facet | McCrickard, Lindsey S. Massay, Amani Elibariki Narra, Rupa Mghamba, Janneth Mohamed, Ahmed Abade Kishimba, Rogath Saika Urio, Loveness John Rusibayamila, Neema Magembe, Grace Bakari, Muhammud Gibson, James J. Eidex, Rachel Barwick Quick, Robert E. |
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description | In 2015, a cholera epidemic occurred in Tanzania; most cases and deaths occurred in Dar es Salaam early in the outbreak. We evaluated cholera mortality through passive surveillance, burial permits, and interviews conducted with decedents’ caretakers. Active case finding identified 101 suspected cholera deaths. Routine surveillance had captured only 48 (48%) of all cholera deaths, and burial permit assessments captured the remainder. We interviewed caregivers of 56 decedents to assess cholera management behaviors. Of 51 decedents receiving home care, 5 (10%) used oral rehydration solution after becoming ill. Caregivers reported that 51 (93%) of 55 decedents with known time of death sought care before death; 16 (29%) of 55 delayed seeking care for >6 h. Of the 33 (59%) community decedents, 20 (61%) were said to have been discharged from a health facility before death. Appropriate and early management of cholera cases can reduce the number of cholera deaths. |
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spelling | pubmed-57113002017-12-07 Cholera Mortality during Urban Epidemic, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 16, 2015–January 16, 2016 McCrickard, Lindsey S. Massay, Amani Elibariki Narra, Rupa Mghamba, Janneth Mohamed, Ahmed Abade Kishimba, Rogath Saika Urio, Loveness John Rusibayamila, Neema Magembe, Grace Bakari, Muhammud Gibson, James J. Eidex, Rachel Barwick Quick, Robert E. Emerg Infect Dis Research In 2015, a cholera epidemic occurred in Tanzania; most cases and deaths occurred in Dar es Salaam early in the outbreak. We evaluated cholera mortality through passive surveillance, burial permits, and interviews conducted with decedents’ caretakers. Active case finding identified 101 suspected cholera deaths. Routine surveillance had captured only 48 (48%) of all cholera deaths, and burial permit assessments captured the remainder. We interviewed caregivers of 56 decedents to assess cholera management behaviors. Of 51 decedents receiving home care, 5 (10%) used oral rehydration solution after becoming ill. Caregivers reported that 51 (93%) of 55 decedents with known time of death sought care before death; 16 (29%) of 55 delayed seeking care for >6 h. Of the 33 (59%) community decedents, 20 (61%) were said to have been discharged from a health facility before death. Appropriate and early management of cholera cases can reduce the number of cholera deaths. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5711300/ /pubmed/29155665 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2313.170529 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research McCrickard, Lindsey S. Massay, Amani Elibariki Narra, Rupa Mghamba, Janneth Mohamed, Ahmed Abade Kishimba, Rogath Saika Urio, Loveness John Rusibayamila, Neema Magembe, Grace Bakari, Muhammud Gibson, James J. Eidex, Rachel Barwick Quick, Robert E. Cholera Mortality during Urban Epidemic, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 16, 2015–January 16, 2016 |
title | Cholera Mortality during Urban Epidemic, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 16, 2015–January 16, 2016 |
title_full | Cholera Mortality during Urban Epidemic, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 16, 2015–January 16, 2016 |
title_fullStr | Cholera Mortality during Urban Epidemic, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 16, 2015–January 16, 2016 |
title_full_unstemmed | Cholera Mortality during Urban Epidemic, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 16, 2015–January 16, 2016 |
title_short | Cholera Mortality during Urban Epidemic, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 16, 2015–January 16, 2016 |
title_sort | cholera mortality during urban epidemic, dar es salaam, tanzania, august 16, 2015–january 16, 2016 |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5711300/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29155665 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2313.170529 |
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