Investor Presentaiton
First cases of cholera are reported in Pakistan, say aid agencies
Nayanah Siva LONDON
The first suspected cases of cholera
have been reported in flood stricken
Pakistan, and cases of acute
"We have seen a lot of suspected
cholera cases in more than one
district," said Ahmed Mukhtar,
medical coordinator for Médecins
diarrhoea are rife, aid agencies report. Sans Frontières in Pakistan. "It seems
there is some kind of alarming trend."
DrMukhtar said that several cases
were suspected throughout the
country but that he was still awaiting
laboratory confirmation from samples
that had been sent for testing.
Most of the suspected cases
were reported in the Swatvalley
in the northwestem province of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. "In the Swat
[district] we saw 60 patients with
acute diarrhoea who fulfilled the
clinical case description of cholera,"
Dr Mukhtarsaid. "We had another
11 cases in a neighbouring area, the
Malakand district, and another four
suspected cases in another district,
Lower Dir.
"We are following all suspected
cases closely and have started to treat
them as if they are cholera cases."
Cite this as: BMJ 2010;341:c4525
Medical supplies and water are
thrown from a rescue helicopter
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