Moçambique é signatário da iniciativa global para a eliminação da cólera até ao ano de 2030, estratégia voltada para a interrupção da transmissão da doença, redução da mortalidade e eliminação da cólera como problema de saúde pública. Em Moçambique, a cólera é altamente sazonal, com...
Cholera disproportionately affects the most vulnerable segments of the population, particularly those who have low or no access to basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Despite some improvements in WASH conditions, cholera still represents a persistent challenge in Mozambique, where outbreaks occu...
Cyclone Idai, which hit Mozambique in March 2019, was one of the worst climate-related natural disasters on record in the Southern Hemisphere causing massive destruction of housing and disruption to vital infrastructure including the electrical grid, communications and water supply. Almost two million pe...
Cholera Vaccines/administration & dosage,
Cholera/epidemiology,
Cholera/prevention & control,
Communicable Disease Control/statistics & numerical data,
Cyclonic Storms,
Epidemics,
Epidemiological Monitoring,
Hygiene,
Mozambique,
Sanitation,
Vaccination/statistics & numerical data,
Water
Cyclone Idai, which hit Mozambique in March 2019, was one of the worst climate-related natural disasters on record in the Southern Hemisphere causing massive destruction of housing and disruption to vital infrastructure including the electrical grid, communications and water supply. Almost two million pe...
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...
Cholera,
Urban Population,
Knowledge,
Hygiene,
International Cooperation,
Eating,
Mozambique,
Disease Prevention,
Sanitation,
Disease Outbreaks,
Vibrio cholerae,
Drinking Water,
Water
Démolis, Rachel;
Botão, Carlos;
Heyerdahl, Léonard W;
Gessner, Bradford D;
Cavailler, Philippe;
Sinai, Celestino;
Magaço, Amílcar;
Gargasson, Jean-Bernard Le;
Mengel, Martin;
Guillermet, Elise.
While planning an immunization campaign in settings where public health interventions are subject to politically motivated resistance, designing context-based social mobilization strategies is critical to ensure community acceptability. In preparation for an Oral Cholera Vaccine campaign implemented in N...
Baltazar, Cynthia Semá;
Langa , José Paulo;
Baloi , Liliana Dengo;
Wood, Richard;
Ouedraogo, Issaka;
Lafourcade, Berthe-Marie Njanpop;
Inguane, Dorteia;
Chitio, Jucunu Elias;
Mhlanga, Themba;
Gujral, Lorna;
Gessner, Bradford D;
Munier, Aline;
Mengel, Martin A.
Background: Mozambique suffers recurrent annual cholera outbreaks especially during the rainy season between October to March. The African Cholera Surveillance Network (Africhol) was implemented in Mozambique in 2011 to generate accurate detailed surveillance data to support appropriate interventions for...
Rationale: Mozambique has recorded cyclically epidemic outbreaks of cholera. Antibiotic therapy is recommended in specific situations for management and control of cholera outbreaks. However, an increase in resistance rates to antibiotics by Vibrio cholerae has been reported in several epidemic outbreaks...
Vibrio cholerae/drug effects,
Environmental Monitoring,
Drug Resistance, Microbial,
Health,
Tetracycline,
Vibrio cholerae/isolation & purification,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Cholera/microbiology,
Cholera/epidemiology,
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
INTRODUÇÃO: O Município de Cuamba, localiza-se a cerca de 300 Km a sul
da cidade capital do Niassa. Desde 2007, tem vindo a registar s urtos de cólera,
com 2 surtos consecutivos em 2009. OBJECTIVOS: Descrever alguns aspectos
do saneamento no Município de Cuamba, analisar as estratégias de preven...
O Município de Cuamba, localiza-se a cerca de 300 Km a sul da cidade capital do Niassa. Desde 2007, tem vindo a registar surtos de cólera, com 2 surtos consecutivos em 2009. OBJECTIVOS: Descrever alguns aspectos do saneamento no Município de Cuamba, analisar as estratégias de prevenção e controlo d...
Food,
Knowledge,
Cholera,
Disease,
Health Strategies,
Incidence,
Drinking,
Disease Prevention,
Basic Sanitation,
Therapeutics,
Disease Outbreaks,
Solid Waste,
Communicable Diseases,
Endemic Diseases,
Epidemiology,
Sanitation
