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Gastroenteritis — Iraq
This information was obtained from the Public Health Officer in Sulaymaniyah:
“In fact it had been asked for an urgent meeting of the diarrhea/cholera watch committee because the incidence of diarrhea started to rise significantly when in week 32 [week ending 13 Aug 2017] the rate increased by more than 30 percent compared to week 30 [week ending 30 Jul 2017]. In addition, there was an outbreak of diarrhea in Halabja 8-12 Aug 2017. Fortunately no _Vibrio cholerae_ positive case has been