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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (93): Asia (Yemen)

Cholera -- YemenAn outbreak of cholera has spiked dramatically in several areas of Yemen, including its largest governorate of Hodeidah, Save the Children is warning. Recent health figures from the WHO reveal a far more mixed picture than reports of a nationwide slow-down have previously suggested.In the coastal Hodeidah Governorate, where the charity runs malnutrition and cholera treatment centres, suspected cholera cases have jumped by 40 percent over the past 3 weeks amid heavy rains and a heat Read more [...]