PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (77): Asia (Yemen)

Cholera — Yemen
The Ministry of Public Health and Population of Yemen has reported a cumulative total of 408 583 suspected cases of cholera including 1885 associated deaths as of [Wed 26 Jul 2017] for the outbreak which started in October 2016. The overall case-fatality rate of 0.5 percent remains below the emergency threshold of 1 percent. However it is higher in Raymah (1.2 percent), Ibb (0.8 percent) and Hajjah (0.8 percent). The number of suspected cholera cases and deaths has declined compared to