Tuesday, 27 June 2017

PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (62): Asia (Yemen)

-- Yemen
A cholera outbreak in Yemen, which has claimed 1400 lives in 2 months, shows tentative signs of slowing as fatality rates drop by half, the WHO said on Tue 27 Jun 2017
Nearly 219 000 suspected cases have been registered since 27 Apr 2017 and more than 1400 people have died, the UN agency said. The collapse of Yemen's infrastructure after more than 2 years of war between the Saudi-backed government and Shiite rebels who control the capital has made for a "perfect storm for cholera," the

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