Cholera outbreak spreads to Singida
Individual suspected to have contracted the deadly bacterial infectionare immediately quarantined for treatment.
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The disease has now been reported in Singida after it was found in the Coast Region in the past few weeks.
Singida. Tanzania's Cholera epidemic which erupted in Dar es Salaam has now started spreading upcountry due to the mobility of people through commercial trade, The Citizen has learnt.
The disease has now been reported in Singida after it was found in the Coast Region in the past few weeks.
A report issued by the regional health department on Monday states that eleven residents of the municipality have been isolated at a special camp, Mandewa, due to suspected cholera contraction. Three among them have already been diagnosed with the bacterial infection.
Briefing journalists on Monday, Singida Regional Medical Officer, Dr John Mwombeki, said the first cholera patient was received at the regional health facility on September 25.
Dr Mwombeki explained that the patient started experiencing a range of cholera symptoms including diarrhea during his journey to Singida from Dar es Salaam on September 24.
“When he was brought here, he was tested and diagnosed with cholera, we enrolled him for the treatment at Mandewa Camp where he is still there and his condition is improving,” stated the RMO.
The other two cholera patients who have been quarantined at the special camp, one is from Ilongero Village in Singida North Constituency and the other one from Majengo Street in Singida Urban.
The RMO therefore urged Singida residents to quickly go to health facilities in case they encounter any cholera symptoms which include diarrhea and vomiting for testing and treatment.
