Cholera Epidemiological Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2011
General Info
Original or alternative title
Situation Epidemiologique du Cholera en Republique Democratique du Congo en 2011
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 1996 - December, 2011
Data type
Epi surveillance:
Subnationally representative
Summary
Prepared by the Cholera Surveillance Unit of Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with the University of Kinshasa, the report details the cholera situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo for 2011. The report includes tables on the number of cases reported, mortality, evolution, distribution, attack rates, and weekly cholera incidence. Most tables in the report are aggregated by province, year, and subregions within provinces. Data reported in this publication come from a Nationa/central database managed by the National Institute of Biomedical Research. In cases where there are discrepancies in the number of cases reported to the central and regional databases, numbers from the regional databases are also provided in the report.
Citation
Contributors
Publisher
Publication year
2012
Suggested citation
Ministry of Public Health (Congo, DR), National Institute of Biomedical Research (Democratic Republic of Congo), School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, World Health Organization (WHO). Cholera Epidemiological Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2011. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ministry of Public Health (Congo, DR), 2012.