Table 4.
Characteristics of the cholera cases in Romania, 1977–1995.
| Year | National dataa cases (incl. imported)/deaths | Data for Tulcea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (incl. carriers)/deaths | Characteristics | ||
| 1977 | — | 115 (76)/? | 21 September to 7 October; Sulina |
| 1981 | — | 154 (101)/4 | 17 August to 8 November; towns along the Danube river and delta; imported from Constanţa; poor hygiene and drinking of river water |
| 1987 | — | 275 (126)/0 | 21 July to 23 November; Tulcea city then 37 sites along the Danube river and its branches; poor hygiene and drinking of river water |
| 1990 | 270/1 | — | |
| 1991 | 226/9 | 142 (31)/0 | 6 August to 11 October; Badabag then other towns; imported from Turkey; poor hygiene and drinking of unsafe water (river, fountain) |
| 1992 | 3/0 | — | |
| 1993 | 15 (1)/0 | — | |
| 1994 | 80 (46)/4 | — | |
| 1995 | 118/3 | 79 (19)/0 | 4 August to 7 October; Grindu and Ceatalchioi, then downstream along the Danube river; drinking of river water, river activities or interhuman transmission |
— not reported, ? unknown.
aReported to the WHO.