Cholera -- Yemen
Cholera is a waterborne disease which is endemic to Yemen, and the war-torn country witnessed its worst outbreak in its modern history in 2017. Nearly 110 000 suspected cases of cholera have been reported in war-hit Yemen since the beginning of January 2019, including 190 related deaths, the UN said on Mon 25 Mar 2019.
The UN office for humanitarian affairs (OCHA) said children under the age of 5 make up nearly 1/3rd of 108 889 cases which were reported between 1 Jan 2019 and 17 Mar 2019.
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6386507&promed&0
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