**5. Epidemiological accounts**

According to the Health Cluster of Mozambique, there were a total of 6735 cumulative cholera cases, as of 6 May 2019. Until 31 May 2019, the number

*Outbreak of Cholera Due to Cyclone Idai in Central Mozambique (2019) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.89358*

**Figure 2.**

*Epidemiological curve of cholera outbreak attributed to Cyclone Idai, March–May 2019.*

increased to 6766 cases, identified in emergency clinics, according to the National Situation Report [21].

The **Figure 2** shows that the number of cases of the present outbreak is lower than 7073 cholera cases observed in 2015, even though Cyclone Idai caused a much higher destruction of infrastructure [3, 28]. The Ministry of Health of Mozambique declared a cholera outbreak on 27 March after the epidemiological conclusions made in areas affected by Idai, and more than 4000 cases were recorded in the city of Beira [1, 29]. **Figure 2** shows how the number of confirmed cases of cholera increased from the day it was announced as an outbreak, up to 31 May.

As the capital of Sofala and because it is the most populous city in the province, Beira registered 4745 cases, followed by Dondo with 1094 cases, Nhamatanda with 793 cases, and Buzi with 134 cases of cholera [20, 21, 29–31].

The Mozambican government, with the help of international entities, reacted to this happening with the supply of vaccines and water purification supplies, and, according to some reports, the daily reporting number of cholera cases reduced [1], but they do not show the numbers or percentages.

Cholera is just a part of the disasters; there were other concerns such as malaria, measles, respiratory infections, mental disorders, and the material damages. Restoration of the damages is still ongoing, and there are more people waiting for help; in some areas, people are already living in chronic poverty and now face huge challenges to survive.
