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Cholera is an ongoing problem in Tanzania; several outbreaks have been reported this year (2015). Further cases have been reported by the Ministry of Health.
As of 25 November 2015, a total of 9871 cases including 150 deaths have been reported fnationally. The affected regions include: Dar es Salaam (4482 cases), Tanga (1398), Singida (861), Mwanza (504), Mara (436), Kigoma (353), Dodoma (284), Morogoro (248), Arusha (239), Pwani (222), Kagera (128), Shinyanga (96), Lindi (78), Geita (48), Rukwa (28), Manyara (25), Tabora (12), Iringa (2) and Kilimanjaro (2 cases).
As of 23 November 2015, a total of 425 cases and 9 deaths have been reported in Zanzibar. The islands of Pemba and Unguja have reported a total of 203 and 223 cases respectively.
(Via WHO Disease Outbreak News - accessed 07/12/15)
Cholera is a low risk for most travellers. Travellers to outbreak areas who will be mixing closely with the local population and cannot ensure safe drinking water can be immunised against cholera. A high standard of food/water precautions and personal hygiene should be maintained whenever possible.
