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United Republic of Tanzania cholera outbreak 2015: Situation report No. 1.

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Cumulative number of suspected/confirmed cholera cases for URT is 8,185 with 116 cumulative total deaths as 9th November.

 10 regions on mainland reported a total of 104 new suspected Cholera cases on 9h November.

 Tanga Region accounts for 32 of the new cases.

 Zanzibar has reported a total of 256 cholera cases and 4 deaths.

 Start of the rainy season compounds the risks

 Government released eq. of TSH 900 million (US$450,000) to Ministry of Health for cholera response

 CERF approved allocation to WHO and UNICEF of 1,5 million USD

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