Cholera Outbreak in Mexico Rises to 159 Cases, Majority from Hidalgo Robert Herriman - The Global Dispatch
go to original October 14, 2013

A short animated film produced by the Global Health Media Project in collaboration with Yoni Goodman. This film makes visible the invisible cholera germs as a young boy shows how to help the sick and guides his village in preventing the spread of cholera. (globalhealthmediaorg)

The PAHO reports that the Mexico International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) reported 159 confirmed cases, including one death, of infection with Vibrio cholerae O:1 Ogawa toxigenic.

This up from the 46 cases reported on Oct. 2.

More than nine out of 10 cholera cases are reported from the state of Hidalgo (145 cases or 91.2%), with the remaining cases being reported from the Federal District (2), San Luis Potosi (1), Veracruz (2) and nine from the state of Mexico.

It is reported that the source of contagion is a river that provides the water supply for the local population.

Mexican health authorities say that in the specific case of Hidalgo, a detailed analysis found that “the source of contagion is the pollution of the river, whose water is used by the local population for daily activities like washing food and clothes, for personal hygiene and other uses.”

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