Table 3.
Characteristics of suspected, culture-tested, and culture-confirmed cholera cases in seven countries of the Africhol (N = 9,391)
| Country | Notification site | Suspected | Culture tested (percentage of suspected) | Culture confirmed (percentage of culture tested) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Côte d’Ivoire | Total | 193 | 136 (70.5) | 45 (33.1) |
| Surveillance | 112 | 66 | 18 | |
| Outbreak | 81 | 70 | 27 | |
| DRC | Total | 4,074 | 3,278 (80.5) | 1,177 (35.9) |
| Surveillance | 3,468 | 2,938 | 1,041 | |
| Outbreak | 606 | 340 | 136 | |
| Guinea | Total | 1,865 | 261 (14.0) | 95 (36.4) |
| Surveillance | 1,320 | 143 | 52 | |
| Outbreak | 545 | 118 | 43 | |
| Mozambique | Total | 1,317 | 430 (32.6) | 79 (18.4) |
| Surveillance | 394 | 295 | 2 | |
| Outbreak | 923 | 135 | 77 | |
| Tanzania | Total | 151 | 63 (36.4) | 39 (61.9) |
| Surveillance | 117 | 8 | 0 | |
| Outbreak | 34 | 55 | 39 | |
| Togo | Total | 630 | 573 (91.0) | 293 (51.1) |
| Surveillance | 587 | 540 | 282 | |
| Outbreak | 43 | 33 | 11 | |
| Uganda | Total | 1,161 | 343 (29.5) | 88 (25.7) |
| Surveillance | 398 | 159 | 23 | |
| Outbreak | 763 | 184 | 65 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 4,522 | 2,532 (56.0) | 842 (33.3) | |
| Male | 4,543 | 2,510 (55.2) | 955 (38.0) | |
| Missing | 326 | 42 (12.9) | 19 (45.2) | |
| Age group | ||||
| < 1 | 31 | 22 (71.0) | 3 (13.6) | |
| 1–2 | 312 | 226 (72.4) | 53 (23.4) | |
| 2–3 | 461 | 342 (74.2) | 114 (33.3) | |
| 3–4 | 424 | 279 (65.8) | 122 (43.7) | |
| 4–5 | 324 | 234 (72.2) | 95 (40.6) | |
| (5–14) | 1,956 | 1,188 (60.7) | 469 (39.5) | |
| (15–59) | 5,133 | 2,499 (48.7) | 874 (35.0) | |
| > 60 | 584 | 266 (45.5) | 78 (29.3) | |
| Unknown | 166 | 28 (17.4) | 8 (28.6) | |
| Total | – | 9,391 | 5,084 (54.1) | 1,816 (35.7) |
Africhol = African Cholera Surveillance Network; DRC = Democratic Republic of Congo.