Wednesday, 25 January 2017

PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (04): Asia (Yemen)

Cholera -- Yemen
Key figures
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- As of 11 Jan 2017, 15 658 suspected cholera cases have been reported in 156 districts.
- A total of 180 out of 841 cases have tested positive for _Vibrio cholera_, serotype Ogawa.
- Overall, the epidemic curve shows a declining trend from week 51 [18 to 24 Dec 2016] onwards, while the attack rate remains high in some high risk districts.
- Health response is underway through 26 Diarrhea Treatment Centres (DTC) in 24 districts; while WASH [Water, Sanitation and

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