Thursday, 18 January 2018

PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (03): Asia (Yemen), WHO

Cholera -- Yemen
Highlights
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Cumulative figures:
- The cumulative total from [27 Apr 2017] to [7 Jan 2018] is 1 029 717 suspected cholera cases and 2241 associated deaths, (CFR 0.22 percent), 1094 have been confirmed by culture.
- 59.3 percent of the deaths were severe cases at admission - The total proportion of severe cases among the suspected cases is 16.8 percent - The national attack rate is 373 per 10 000. The 5 governorates with the highest cumulative attack rates per 10 000 remain Amran

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5567863&promed&0

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