CLINICAL BIOCHEMICAL PROFILE AND OUTCOME OF CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN A RURAL POPULATION OF KASHMIR VALLEY NORTH INDIA: A RETROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

WANI ABDUL AHAD; MUZAFAR AHMAD NAIK; SHARIK MEHRAJ; AMAN ALA; AAMIR SHAFI

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i3.46539

Authors

WANI ABDUL AHAD Department of General medicine SKIMS MCH Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India.
MUZAFAR AHMAD NAIK Department of General medicine SKIMS MCH Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India.
SHARIK MEHRAJ Department of General medicine SKIMS MCH Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India.
AMAN ALA Department of General medicine SKIMS MCH Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India.
AAMIR SHAFI Department of General medicine SKIMS MCH Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9930-1828

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i3.46539

Keywords:

Cholera, Diarrhea, Epidemiology, Outbreak investigation

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the outbreak of a cholera epidemic that occurred in one of the rural areas of Kashmir valley.

Methods: Data were gathered from the medical records for this cross-sectional epidemiological investigation. The inquiry started with the development of a case definition. Line listing, sampling of the patient’s water source and feces, prompt referral, and treatment of those who were vomiting and/or had loose stools were all carried out.

Results: About 26 patients that were suspected to have a cholera like illness were line listed, mostly between 20 and 40 years of age with male-to-female ratio being 1.16:1. The case fatality rate was 0%. The source of water supply was river Jhelum in all cases and on sampling the water source it turned out to be unsatisfactory for drinking purposes.

Conclusion: Preventive strategies for reducing cholera epidemics can include immunization, improving water conditions, along with the sanitation and hygiene.

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