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WHO recommends proper and timely case management in Cholera Treatment Centres. Improving access to potable water and sanitation infrastructure, and improved hygiene and food safety practices in affected communities, are the most effective means of controlling cholera. Use of oral cholera vaccine may also be used for outbreak control. Key public health communication messages should be provided. | WHO recommends proper and timely case management in Cholera Treatment Centres. Improving access to potable water and sanitation infrastructure, and improved hygiene and food safety practices in affected communities, are the most effective means of controlling cholera. Use of oral cholera vaccine may also be used for outbreak control. Key public health communication messages should be provided. | ||
WHO advises against any restriction to travel to and trade with Zambia based on the information available on the current outbreak.<ref name=CHO>{{cite news|url= http://www.who.int/csr/don/11-december-2017-cholera-zambia/en/ |publisher= who.int|title= Emergencies preparedness, response |date=11 December 2017|accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=CHO1>{{cite news|url= https://reliefweb.int/report/zambia/cholera-zambia-disease-outbreak-news-11-december-2017 |publisher= who.int|title= Cholera – Zambia: Disease Outbreak News |date=11 December 2017|accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref> | WHO advises against any restriction to travel to and trade with Zambia based on the information available on the current outbreak.<ref name=CHO>{{cite news|url= http://www.who.int/csr/don/11-december-2017-cholera-zambia/en/ |publisher= who.int|title= Emergencies preparedness, response |date=11 December 2017|accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=CHO1>{{cite news|url= https://reliefweb.int/report/zambia/cholera-zambia-disease-outbreak-news-11-december-2017 |publisher= who.int|title= Cholera – Zambia: Disease Outbreak News |date=11 December 2017|accessdate=5 January 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Also See== | |||
* [[Chipata Compound]] | |||
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