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On 7 January 2018, media quoting the Department of Health 
(in Portuguese) in Uige Province report 250 cases of cholera, including 8 deaths since 21 December 2017.
Cholera treatment centres have been set up in Uige and Candombe Velho. Medical care is being provided by the Angolan Armed Forces, the National Police, the Ministry of Health and Médecins Sans Frontières. Drinking water is being transported to the affected areas in order to limit the number of nuew cases. The affected neighborhoods of Uige are Orlando Fonseca, Gai and Candombe Novo.
Cholera is rare in travellers, mild cases may present as travellers' diarrhoea.
All travellers should be given advice on maintaining good food, water and hand hygiene, see traveller's diarrhoea, safe eating and drinking and water purification.
Travellers should be advised on basic steps in self - treating diarrhoea, particularly maintaining hydration.
Vaccination should be considered under the following circumstances and is dependant on the individual risk assessment:
Volunteers/aid workers/medical personnel in disaster relief situations where cholera outbreaks likely.
Those travelling to work in slums/refugee camps, areas affected by natural disasters, or countries experiencing cholera outbreaks (see current notes on the country concerned).
For further information see Cholera.
