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Cholera Cases and Total Number of Deaths Reported to the World Health Organization (WHO), and Number of Countries Reporting, 1950-1998
Entry ID: WHO_CholeraDeaths

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Summary
Abstract: Cholera was the first disease for which modern public health surveillance and reporting was carried out in an organized way. It is one of the three diseases currently reportable under the International Health Regulations (IHR) of 1969. According to those regulations, national health administrations should report the first cases of cholera on their territory to WHO within 24 hours of their being ... View entire text
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Description: WHO Report on Global Surveillance of Epidemic-prone Infectious Diseases - Cholera
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: World Health Organization Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response
Dataset Title: Cholera, Cases and Total Number of Deaths Reported to WHO, and Number of Countries Reporting, 1950-1998
Dataset Release Date: 2003
Dataset Publisher: World Health Organization
Data Presentation Form: PDF
Online Resource: http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/cholera/CSR_ISR_2000_...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1950-01-01
Stop Date: 1998-01-01
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Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: Yearly
Temporal Resolution Range: Annual
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FIELD SURVEYS Ancillary Description
Quality The data presented in this report have been obtained from official reports to WHO. As is the case with other diseases under the IHR, notification of cases is mandatory, but reporting is not complete. Countries are reluctant to report cholera for political and economic reasons. They fear loss of tourism and trade, and travel restrictions. This results in considerable delays in reporting, and in ... View entire text
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COMPLETE
Originating Center
World Health Organization Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (CSR)
Data Center
Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, World Health Organization, United Nations Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.searo.who.int/en/section10/section369.htm
Dataset ID: WHO_CholeraDeaths

Data Center Personnel
Name: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE & RESPONSE
Email: csr at who.int
Distribution
Distribution Format: PDF
Fees: none
Personnel
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (+ 41 22) 791 21 11
Fax: (+ 41 22) 791 3111
Email: info at who.int
Contact Address:
Avenue Appia 20
City: Geneva
Postal Code: 1211
Country: Switzerland
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Publications/References
Cholera and other epidemic diarrhoeal diseases control - Technical cards on environmental sanitation, World Health Organization, 1997. WHO/EMC/DIS/97.6.

Epidemic diarrhoeal disease preparedness and response - Training and practice, 1998. Facilitator's guide, World Health Organization, 1997, WHO/EMC/DIS/97.4 Rev.1.

Epidemic diarrhoeal disease preparedness and response - Training and practice, Participant's manual, World Health Organization, 1997, WHO/EMC/DIS/97.3.

Guidelines for cholera control, 1993, World Health Organization, Geneva.

Management of the patient with cholera, World Health Organization, 1992, WHO/CDD/SER/91.15 Rev1 (1992).
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2009-12-10
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-12-10

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