An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea occurs following a flooding event in Bangladesh. Surveillance teams need to rapidly assess the scale of the outb...

Question

An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea occurs following a flooding event in Bangladesh. Surveillance teams need to rapidly assess the scale of the outbreak. What is the WHO-recommended case definition for suspected cholera in an endemic area during an outbreak?

Accepted Answer

Any person aged 2 years or older with acute watery diarrhoea, with or without vomiting

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Any person with laboratory-confirmed Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139 infection

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Any person with bloody diarrhoea and fever

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Any person with diarrhoea lasting more than 14 days

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Any person with diarrhoea and positive stool culture

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Cholera Case Definition

An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea occurs following a flooding event in Bangladesh. Surveillance teams need to rapidly assess the scale of the outbreak. What is the WHO-recommended case definition for suspected cholera in an endemic area during an outbreak?