Diphtheria -- Yemen
The death toll from a diphtheria outbreak in war-torn Yemen has risen to 72 people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) on [Wed 28 Feb 2018]. In a statement, the UN agency said some 1193 suspected cases of diphtheria have been registered in 20 of Yemen's 23 provinces. It listed Ibb and al-Hodeidah provinces in central and western Yemen as the hardest-hit by the disease.
Impoverished Yemen has been dogged by violence since 2014, when Houthi rebels overran much of the country.
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5659688&promed&0
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