Cholera -- Yemen
Yemen's cholera outbreak is accelerating again, with roughly 10 000 suspected cases now reported per week, according to the latest data from WHO. That is double the average rate for the 1st 8 months of 2018, when 154 527 suspected cases of cholera were recorded across the country, with 196 deaths.
WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said 185 160 suspected cholera cases were reported into September 2018. Some 1.8 million Yemeni children are malnourished, making them more vulnerable to disease,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6068091&promed&0
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