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Cholera Annual Report 2008

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General Info
Provider 
World Health Organization (WHO)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Global
Coverage type 
Global
Time period covered 
01/2008 - 12/2008
Series or system 
World Health Organization Cholera Annual Reports
Data type
Epi surveillance
Summary 

The WHO Cholera Annual Report is a compilation of the weekly epidemiological records for the year. In 2008, cholera cases caused by Vibrio cholerae have been reported from 56 countries in all regions of the world except Latin America. Report tabulations are broken down by region and country and display total number of cases, number of imported cases, number of deaths, and the case fatality rate.

The total number of cases reported to WHO does not include cases labeled as "acute watery diarrhea."

Keywords 
Cholera, Incidence, Mortality, Prevalence
GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 6, 2018