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Reported cases of cholera (per 100 000)

DefinitionThe number of cases of cholera reported to the Department of Health per 100 000 population (for the relevant year). Also known as incidence of cholera or 'Attack rate'.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Infectious Disease

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Reported cases of cholera (per 100 000) [Definition]
2000 ---------[1] 23.5
2001 ---------[2] 221.2
2002 ---------[3] 36.3
2003 ---------[4] 8.2
2004 ---------[5] 6.0
2005 ---------[6] 0.0
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. Stats Notes Jan 2001: Chief Directorate: Health Monitoring and Evaluation. Statistical Notes 3(1). Pretoria: Department of Health; January 2001. http://www.doh.gov.za/ Also available from http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/stats-notes/2000/oct00-notify.pdf
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    Number of cases: 10161. The cholera figure for 2000 represents only the beginning of an epidemic which affected the country since August 2000 and is ongoing. Between 16 August 2000 and 5 April 2001, 81 265 cases were treated, of which 99% were in KwaZulu-Natal. By 15 January 2002 a total of 109 645 cases had been reported in KZN since August 2000. The case fatality rate for this entire period was 0.21%. Reports on this epidemic continue to be posted on the Departments of Health web sites. See http://www.doh.gov.za/issues/ and http://www.kznhealth.gov.za/cholera.htm.
  2. DoH Notification System: Department of Health (Directorate: Health Systems Research and Epidemiology). Notification System, Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/notify/
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    Number of cases: 98061
  3. DoH Notification System: Department of Health (Directorate: Health Systems Research and Epidemiology). Notification System, Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/notify/
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    Number of cases: 16 394.
  4. DoH Notification System: Department of Health (Directorate: Health Systems Research and Epidemiology). Notification System, Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/notify/
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    Number of cases: 3 795.
  5. DoH Notification System: Department of Health (Directorate: Health Systems Research and Epidemiology). Notification System, Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/notify/
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  6. DoH Notification System: Department of Health (Directorate: Health Systems Research and Epidemiology). Notification System, Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/notify/
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    Jan-Dec2005.pdf downloaded from NDoH web site 2006-06-07.
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