Cholera outbreak in Iraq

[waltky]

Yemen rife with cholera...

Yemen Cholera Outbreak Could Reach 300,000
May 19, 2017 - Yemen could see as many as 250,000 new cases of cholera within six months, in addition to 50,000 already reported, the World Health Organization said Friday.

"The speed of the resurgence of this cholera epidemic is unprecedented," Nevio Zagaria, WHO country representative for Yemen, told reporters during a conference call on Friday. He said the death toll from the outbreak has already reached 240 and more than 50,000 cases have been registered in the past three weeks.

Girls are treated for a suspected cholera infection at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen

Two years into a war between Houthi rebels and government forces allied with a Saudi-led Arab military coalition, which has killed more than 8,000 people, Yemen has declared a state of emergency Sunday in the capital, Sana'a, over the outbreak. Fighting has taken a toll on medical facilities in the war-torn country, as more than half of Yemen's facilities, which are now operated by Houthi rebels, no longer function.


The U.N. says some 17 million of Yemen's 26 million people lack sufficient food and at least three million malnourished children are in "grave peril." Yemen, which is the Arab world's poorest nation, is now classified by the World Health Organization as a level three emergency, alongside Syria, South Sudan, Nigeria and Iraq. This is the country's second cholera outbreak in less than a year. Cholera is highly contagious and can be contracted from ingesting contaminated food and water.


Yemen Cholera Outbreak Could Reach 300,000

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Cholera Outbreak Kills at Least 180 in Yemen
May 15, 2017 - A cholera outbreak in Yemen has killed at least 180 people since April 27, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Monday.
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Two years into a war between Houthi rebels and government forces allied with a Saudi-led Arab military coalition, which has killed more than 8,000 people, Yemen has declared a state of emergency in the capital Sana'a over the outbreak. Fighting has taken a toll on medical facilities in the war-torn country, as more than half of Yemen's facilities, which are now operated by Houthi rebels, no longer function.

Women are treated for a suspected cholera infection at a hospital in Sana'a, Yemen

The U.N. says some 17 million of Yemen's 26 million people lack sufficient food and at least three million malnourished children are in "grave peril." U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator Jamie McGoldrick and other international officials met with the health ministry in the Houthi-run capital of Sana'a, urging aid donors to assist to avoid an "unprecedented disaster."

An elderly man is treated for a suspected cholera infection in Sana'a, Yemen, May. 15, 2017. The U.N. says a cholera outbreak has killed at least 180 people over the past two weeks.

Yemen, which is the Arab world's poorest nation, is now classified by the World Health Organization as a level three emergency, alongside Syria, South Sudan, Nigeria and Iraq. Cholera is highly contagious and can be contracted from ingesting contaminated food and water.




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Mozambique Declares End to Cholera Epidemic That Infected Over 2,000
May 19, 2017 — Mozambique has declared an end to a cholera epidemic that was triggered by heavy rains and infected more than 2,000 people, a senior government official said Friday.

The outbreak was another setback for Mozambique, which is grappling with a financial crisis as it strives to woo investors to develop huge offshore gas reserves. "The epidemic is under control: In the last 28 to 29 days, we have not registered new cases of cholera and so we are declaring the epidemic terminated," Francisco Mbofana, national director of public health, told a news conference.

Cholera patients are treated at the Cholera Treatment Center in Tete district,Mozambique

Five cholera treatment centers installed in the most affected provinces have already been dismantled, Mbofana said.


Four people died between Jan. 5 and April 22 out of the 2,131 cases registered by health authorities. Last year, in the same period, 103 people died of cholera across the country. Cholera causes severe vomiting and diarrhea and is often lethal if not treated swiftly.


Mozambique Declares End to Cholera Epidemic That Infected Over 2,000

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Cholera outbreak in Iraq

It will be interesting to see if this, or another outbreak, hits the Islamic State. They are attempting to hold territory, unlike other terrorist organizations. So that means they have to govern that territory.

Another gift to those who "greeted us as liberators?" LOL

[Peter1469]

Another gift to those who "greeted us as liberators?" LOL

We didn't teach them to foul their water and then drink it.

[waltky]

Zimbabwe's Capital on Alert Over Cholera Outbreak...

Zimbabwe's Capital on Alert Over Cholera Outbreak
September 07, 2018 — Lizzy Maupa uses a bucket to transfer water she used to bathe from her tub to her toilet.

She has a four-week-old baby and a three-year-old child, but the city water supply has not been working for a month, says Maupa. So she collects water from a nearby river, which she boils to drink. Maupa is being extra careful after Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health on Thursday announced an outbreak of cholera in their part of the city. "I have heard about it. I heard on the news last night," she says. "So I am trying to be hygienic so that I can take care of the little ones. It has been difficult. I have too many water demands."

Cholera patients lie in beds in Budiriro clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe's outgoing Health Minister David Parirenyatwa told reporters late Thursday approximately 40 people were being treated for cholera and five had already died from diarrhea and vomiting, typical symptoms of the water-borne disease. During a visit to a temporary cholera treatment camp in Harare, he warned people to wash their hands and drink only clean water. "It is usually a problem of contaminated water. These people were drinking water from, we suspect from one or two boreholes that our team has gone to take samples from," he explained. "If they are contaminated, they will be decommissioned for now. Those that we have here are getting much, much better. As usual prevention, prevention, prevention is key otherwise we will have an outbreak throughout the country." A 2008 cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe lasted over a year and killed about 5,000 people.

Some Harare citizens walk by a heap of waste which has not been collected for days. Experts say that is a breeding zone for cholera.

It was stopped only after international groups like USAID donated drugs and water treatment chemicals. The head of Zimbabwe Doctors for Human Rights Calvin Fambirai warns the country must improve basic sanitation to prevent further outbreaks. "The conditions that necessitate the spread of cholera and typhoid in Zimbabwe haven't changed," he warned. "They are becoming worse by the day. The first problem we face is authorities haven't been giving resources necessary for the improvement of service delivery in the country to make sure that these archaic diseases do not continue to break out."


Poor hygiene, water quality and waste disposal in densely populated areas remain unsolved, notes Fambirai. Residents often go for weeks without running water or waste collection. Health Minister Parirenyatwa said the sanitation situation would improve a promise that many have heard before.


https://www.voanews.com/a/zimbabwe-c...k/4561723.html

[Peter1469]

There is a reason why they call it the third world (or developing nations in PC speak.)