LUSAKA, Jan. 29 (Chinese media) -- Cholera has broken out in Choma, in Southern Province of Zambia, with two cases recorded in the district so far, Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) reported on Thursday.
District commissioner Laiven Apuleni confirmed this to ZANIS in Choma Thursday. He said there have been no deaths recorded so far.
He was quoted by ZANIS as saying that the ministry of health has since turned Shampande community hall into a cholera treatment center.
Apuleni said the ministry has since called for an urgent meeting of the district epidemic preparedness committee as well as the Joint Monitoring Team on Sanitation chaired by Chief Macha to discuss the cholera situation.
And in Solwezi, in Northwestern Province, the cholera outbreak which claimed two lives at Chiljingejinge two weeks ago has been contained.
Solwezi district medical doctor Harrison Ng'uni confirmed during the epidemic preparedness meeting that there was no cause of alarm because the situation is under control and manageable.
Ng'uni disclosed that 20 cases of suspected cholera were reported at the Kimasala cholera isolation center, 18 were admitted and 14 were treated and discharged.
He said six clients tested positive of cholera and were under treatment and in stable condition.
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