Cholera is a risk in Tanzania and Zanzibar

Nationwide in Tanzania, the number of reported cholera cases is approaching 10,000, including 150 deaths. Affected regions include Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Singida, Mwanza, Mara, Kigoma, Dodoma, Morogoro, Arusha, Pwani, Kagera, Shinyanga, Lindi, Geita, Rukwa, Manyara, Tabora, Iringa and Kilimanjaro.

In Zanzibar, there are 425 reported cases of this infection, including 9 deaths. The 2 affected islands, Unguja and Pemba, reported 223 and 202 cases, respectively.

Conseils

All travellers to any area where cholera has been reported can reduce the risk of exposure to this infection by strictly observing all food and water precautions. If gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g., vomiting and profuse watery diarrhoea) develop while visiting the affected area, travellers should seek medical care at once. Severe dehydration may occur very quickly.