Monday, 28 August 2017

PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (91): Asia (Yemen)

Cholera -- Yemen
A total of 2018 people have been killed by a cholera epidemic in war-torn Yemen since late April 2017, the WHO said [Sat 26 Aug 2017].
In a statement, the WHO said 565 041 suspected cases of cholera have been recorded in the country since 27 Apr 2017. According to the WHO statement, the recorded suspected cases were in 22 out of 23 provinces. The UN agency said the highest number of fatalities, 382 cases, was recorded in the northwestern Hajjah province, while in western Yemen's Hudaida

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2vCUOWL

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