The use of mass gatherings as spaces to practice health surveillance has been growing in recent years. In Mozambique, the 9th National Festival of Culture in 2016 was selected for this practice. A specific public health surveillance system to facilitate rapid detection of outbreaks and other health-relat...
Introdução: os surtos de cólera, uma infecção bacteriana aguda intestinal causada pela ingestão de alimentos ou água contaminados com o Vibrio cholerae, devem-se a condições inadequadas de habitação, saneamento e falta de água potável. Esta doença é endémica em Moçambique, tendo ocorrido...
Since the first reported epidemic of dengue in Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado province, in 1984-1985, no further cases have been reported in Mozambique. In March 2014, the Provincial Health Directorate of Cabo Delgado reported a suspected dengue outbreak in Pemba, associated with a recent increase in...
Background: Mozambique has experienced cholera for several decades. This study was undertaken to evaluate epidemiologic patterns to assist in guiding public health interventions.
Methods: We evaluated district-level Ministry of Health data for 123 consecutive weeks starting 1 January 2009. Cholera cases ...
