Enteric refers to the gastrointestinal tract, and South Korean officials say it may be cholera or typhoid. The new outbreak, first reported on Thursday, is putting further pressure on the isolated country as it battles chronic food shortages and a wave of Covid-19 infections. On Sunday, the state-run KCNA news agency presented detailed prevention efforts, including quarantine, “intensive control for all residents” and special treatment and monitoring of vulnerable people such as children and the elderly. A national “Rapid Diagnosis and Treatment Team” is working with local health officials and measures are being taken to ensure that agriculture in the key agricultural area is not disrupted, the KCNA reported. Disinfection work is being carried out, including sewage and other waste, to ensure the safety of drinking and domestic water, the report said. The KCNA also reported another 19,310 new cases of fever on Sunday, without specifying how many of these patients tested positive for coronavirus. In all, more than 4.6 million people have had symptoms of fever since a Covid epidemic was first identified in mid-May.
title: “North Korea Reports Epidemic Of Unknown Intestinal Disease After Covid Wave " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Nathan Vice”
Enteric refers to the gastrointestinal tract, and South Korean officials say it may be cholera or typhoid. The new outbreak, first reported on Thursday, is putting further pressure on the isolated country as it battles chronic food shortages and a wave of Covid-19 infections. On Sunday, the state-run KCNA news agency presented detailed prevention efforts, including quarantine, “intensive control for all residents” and special treatment and monitoring of vulnerable people such as children and the elderly. A national “Rapid Diagnosis and Treatment Team” is working with local health officials and measures are being taken to ensure that agriculture in the key agricultural area is not disrupted, the KCNA reported. Disinfection work is being carried out, including sewage and other waste, to ensure the safety of drinking and domestic water, the report said. The state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported on Friday that drugs made by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and others, including his sister, would be delivered to families in South Huangae province. It is difficult to independently verify North Korea’s allegations due to the lack of a free press in the country. Ryu Yong Chol, the official in charge of the North Korean emergency epidemic, warned viewers on state television Monday that intestinal diseases could be spread through contaminated things, food and drink. Strict isolation of patients is important to prevent its spread, he said. In addition to typhoid and cholera, polio virus, hepatitis A virus and dysentery bacillus are among the pathogens that cause intestinal diseases, Ryu said. The news of the “intestinal epidemic” comes as North Korea continues to battle Covid-19, or what it calls “fever cases.” The KCNA reported another 19,310 new cases of fever on Sunday, without specifying how many of these patients were positive for coronavirus. In all, more than 4.6 million people have shown symptoms of fever since a Covid epidemic was first identified in mid-May. As of June 19, 73 “fever” deaths have been reported by the KCNA. As with North Korea’s claims of an “acute intestinal epidemic”, it is difficult to independently verify the case numbers and recoveries reported by North Korean state media.
