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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (04): Asia (Yemen)

January 25, 2017 editor Global Disease Alerts
Cholera -- YemenKey figures------------ As of 11 Jan 2017, 15 658 suspected cholera cases have been reported in 156 districts.- A total of 180 out of 841 cases have tested positive for _Vibrio cholera_, serotype Ogawa.- Overall, the epidemic curve shows a declining trend from week 51 [18 to 24 Dec 2016] onwards, while the attack rate remains high in some high risk districts.- Health response is underway through 26 Diarrhea Treatment Centres (DTC) in 24 districts; while WASH [Water, Sanitation and Read more [...]
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