cholera outbreak now in Papua New Guinea

done a search coulled not find anything on this

updates here
hisz.rsoe.hu...


Australia's Queensland health officials said Wednesday they were monitoring a cholera outbreak happened near the Torres Strait islands. The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Papua New Guinea's cholera outbreak has resulted in 64 locals being treated in hospital. Thirteen children have died on a remote island near Australia's Torres Strait. Infection rates have slowed after the outbreak began on PNG's north coast in August last year and spread throughout the mainland. Now the disease appears to have surfaced on remote Daru Island, 50 kilometres from Saibai Island on the Australian side of the Torres Strait. Australia's aid agency AusAID has been monitoring the situation and working to confirm the details. Australia Associated Press reported AusAID will discuss the issue with the World Health Organization and the PNG government, and may consider a joint mission to the island. Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Transmission is primarily through consuming contaminated drinking water or food. It is treatable with rehydration and antibiotics.

Thanks for the information. As of 15.45 GMT The World Health Organisation has yet to announce anything. Maybe they are waiting for confirmed lab reports www.who.int...

Hope link works ok am new here
Regards

Found an article by MP Kevin Rudd, dated Nov 13, which dicusses Australia's response.

The Australian Government is providing comprehensive emergency support to the Government of Papua New Guniea, in response to a confirmed outbreak of cholera on Daru Island, in PNG's Western Province.

Further medical supplies and emergency experts will arrive in Papua New Guniea tomorrow from Australia to provide additional support.

edit on 14-11-2010 by HEREFORD 1969 because: (no reason given)

G'day all,
How sad, all those little ones not getting treatment and left to die. I wonder how remote this island really is and why it took so long for us Ausie’s to jump on it. We will have to wait and see.