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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (58): Asia (Yemen)
Cholera -- YemenUN [United Nations] humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien described the cholera outbreak in Yemen, which is fast approaching 300 000 cases, as a "man-made catastrophe" caused by the warring sides in the country's civil war and their international backers. The number of suspected cases of the disease, which is caused by ingesting bacteria from water or food contaminated with feces, reached 179 548 by [Tue 20 Jun 2017], with 1205 deaths, according to the WHO."This is because of conflict, Read more [...]
