CHOLERA OUTBREAK BURDEN IN BLUE NILE STATE, SUDAN, 2018

Background: Cholera is an age-old disease caused by infection with a bacteria acquired through the fecal-oral route. It results in acute watery diarrhoea and copious vomiting which kills within few hours if the patient is not rehydrated in time, either orally or in extreme cases, through intravenous rehydration. Objectives: This study aimed to measure the burden of cholera and cholera-related mortality in Blue Nile State, 2018. Materials and methods: A descriptive epidemiological study was carried out in Blue Nile State during cholera outbreak 2018. Data was collected from patients’ records during period of outbreak from August to November 2018. Results: A total of 21 cases were reported during 2018 with zero death. Most of cholera cases in the year 2018 was recorded in Eldamazin locality 16 (76.2%) followed by Elroseries locality 2 (9.5%). female was more affected by cholera 14 (66.7%) compared to male 7 (33.3%). Figure 3 illustrates that the most age group affected by cholera was the age ranged between 41-60 years 8 (38.1%) followed by the age group 21-40 years 6 (28.6%). Conclusion: The study concludes that the number of cases during 2018 is very low with no deaths and the containment of the outbreak is done in short time, this may be due to accumulative experiences of the state in Cholera control and the effectiveness of the WASH intervention and effective case management.