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Table 2 Cholera attack and case fatality rates stratified by the sub-counties of origin of cases during cholera outbreak in Kasese district, March–June 2015

From: Alkaline peptone water enrichment with a dipstick test to quickly detect and monitor cholera outbreaks

Place or Subcounty of Origin

Number of cases

Number of Deaths

Projected Population

Attack Rate Per 10,000

Case Fatality Rate

DRC

5

0

0.0

0.0%

Ihandiro

20

0

13,549

14.8

0.0%

Isango

3

0

8099

3.7

0.0%

Karambi

19

1

8099

23.5

5.3%

Katwe TC

1

0

6411

1.6

0.0%

Bwera

7

0

17,455

4.0

0.0%

MLTC

28

1

51,018

5.5

3.6%

Mukunyu

1

0

1854

0.3

0.0%

Maliba

8

0

47,585

1.7

0.0%

Kitswamba

31

0

30,009

10.3

0.0%

Nyakiyumbu

13

0

31,854

4.1

0.0%

Kitholhu

10

0

17,131

5.8

0.0%

Total

141

2

263,064

5.4

1.4%

  1. Note that five (5) patients came from the neighboring country, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
  2. Most of the cases came from the nearby sub-counties, close to the hospitals as shown in Fig. 3