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Yemen: 2017/2018 Cholera
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Shiloh
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Source: https://www.nst.com.my/world/2017/09/285751/yemens-cholera-cases-reach-one-million-years-end
Yemen's cholera cases to reach one million by years' end
By Reuters - September 30, 2017 @ 10:13am
GENEVA: The humanitarian situation in Yemen is a "catastrophe", and cholera cases could reach a million by the end of the year, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday.
Warring parties in Yemen ? including the western-backed Saudi-led coalition ? are all using disproportionate force, leading to "very excessive" civilian casualties, said Alexandre Faite, the head of the Red Cross delegation in Yemen.
In addition, suspected cases of cholera have reached 750,000, with 2,119 deaths, Faite said, and the Red Cross expects at least 900,000 cases by the end of the year.
"The situation has really evolved in a very dramatic way and I think that it's nothing short of a catastrophe," Faite told a news briefing in Geneva...
Yemen's cholera cases to reach one million by years' end
By Reuters - September 30, 2017 @ 10:13am
GENEVA: The humanitarian situation in Yemen is a "catastrophe", and cholera cases could reach a million by the end of the year, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday.
Warring parties in Yemen ? including the western-backed Saudi-led coalition ? are all using disproportionate force, leading to "very excessive" civilian casualties, said Alexandre Faite, the head of the Red Cross delegation in Yemen.
In addition, suspected cases of cholera have reached 750,000, with 2,119 deaths, Faite said, and the Red Cross expects at least 900,000 cases by the end of the year.
"The situation has really evolved in a very dramatic way and I think that it's nothing short of a catastrophe," Faite told a news briefing in Geneva...
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Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.herald.co.zw/yemen-cholera-outbreak-hits-record-one-million/
Yemen cholera outbreak hits record one million
December 22, 2017 International
SANAA. ? It had already become the world?s biggest cholera outbreak in recent history, but now the number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen since April has hit 1 million, and at an incredibly fast speed. The International Committee of the Red Cross announced the record yesterday on its official Twitter account, describing it as ?shocking.?
?More than 80 percent of the population lack food, fuel, clean water and access to health care,? it said, pointing to some of the underlying causes of the disease...
Yemen cholera outbreak hits record one million
December 22, 2017 International
SANAA. ? It had already become the world?s biggest cholera outbreak in recent history, but now the number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen since April has hit 1 million, and at an incredibly fast speed. The International Committee of the Red Cross announced the record yesterday on its official Twitter account, describing it as ?shocking.?
?More than 80 percent of the population lack food, fuel, clean water and access to health care,? it said, pointing to some of the underlying causes of the disease...
Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2018/07/21/cholera-deaths-in-yemen-surpass-2300-unicef
Cholera deaths in Yemen surpass 2,300: UNICEF
ANADOLU AGENCY
SANAA
Published 23 hours ago
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that the total number of cholera fatalities in Yemen had surpassed 2,300 within the past 13 months amid the ongoing conflict in the impoverished country.
"In spite of the progress made in responding to the cholera outbreak, the ailing health system and ongoing conflict could compromise such efforts," UNICEF's Yemen office tweeted. "In over 13 months, the cumulative total of reported suspected cholera cases is 1,118,381 with 2,311 associated deaths across Yemen," it added...
Cholera deaths in Yemen surpass 2,300: UNICEF
ANADOLU AGENCY
SANAA
Published 23 hours ago
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that the total number of cholera fatalities in Yemen had surpassed 2,300 within the past 13 months amid the ongoing conflict in the impoverished country.
"In spite of the progress made in responding to the cholera outbreak, the ailing health system and ongoing conflict could compromise such efforts," UNICEF's Yemen office tweeted. "In over 13 months, the cumulative total of reported suspected cholera cases is 1,118,381 with 2,311 associated deaths across Yemen," it added...
Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://nypost.com/2018/10/03/yemen-cholera-outbreak-accelerating-at-alarming-rate/
Yemen cholera outbreak accelerating at alarming rate
By Reuters
October 3, 2018 | 12:34pm
GENEVA ? Yemen?s cholera outbreak ? the worst in the world ? is accelerating again, with roughly 10,000 suspected cases now reported per week, the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) showed on Tuesday.
That is double the average rate for the first eight months of the year, when 154,527 suspected cases of cholera ? which can kill a child within hours if untreated ? were recorded across the country, with 196 deaths.
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said 185,160 suspected cholera cases were reported into September...
Yemen cholera outbreak accelerating at alarming rate
By Reuters
October 3, 2018 | 12:34pm
GENEVA ? Yemen?s cholera outbreak ? the worst in the world ? is accelerating again, with roughly 10,000 suspected cases now reported per week, the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) showed on Tuesday.
That is double the average rate for the first eight months of the year, when 154,527 suspected cases of cholera ? which can kill a child within hours if untreated ? were recorded across the country, with 196 deaths.
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said 185,160 suspected cholera cases were reported into September...
Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.emro.who.int/pandemic-ep...-update-cholera-in-yemen-8-november-2018.html
[h=2]Outbreak update ? Cholera in Yemen, 8 November 2018[/h]
8 November 2018 - The Ministry of Public Health and Population of Yemen has reported 14491 suspected cases and 13 associated deaths during epidemiological week 42 (15 ? 21 October) in 2018. 12% are severe cases. The cumulative total number of suspected cholera cases from 1 January 2018 to 21 October 2018 is 242849 with 246 associated deaths (CFR 0.14%). Children under five represent 31.7% of the total suspected cases. 22 out of 23 governorates and 306 out of 333 districts in Yemen have been affected.
From week 39 to week 41, the trend of weekly reported suspected cholera cases is stable at country level, although seven governorates ( Al Mahwit, Sanaa, Raymah, Al Jawf, Aden, Abyan and Marib) continue to report an increase in suspected cholera cases. This week, the governorates reporting the highest number of suspected cases are Amanat Al Asimah (1555), Sanaa (1 492), Arman(2156), Dhamar (2232), Al Hudaydah (2475), ans Al Hudaydah (2727).
WHO, in coordination with Health and WASH cluster partners, continues to support the Ministry of Public Health and Population of Yemen to contain this outbreak through the strengthening of disease surveillance including laboratory capacity, case management and improving sanitation.
To date, out of 8263 samples collected during 2018, 2178 cases have been confirmed as cholera positive by culture at the central public health laboratories in Al Hudaydah, Sana?a, Taizz, and Aden governorates. This reporting period, 29 stool samples from Amanat Al Asimah, Sanaa, Hajjah, Al Mahwit, Al Hudaydah, and Ibb tested positive
[h=2]Outbreak update ? Cholera in Yemen, 8 November 2018[/h]
8 November 2018 - The Ministry of Public Health and Population of Yemen has reported 14491 suspected cases and 13 associated deaths during epidemiological week 42 (15 ? 21 October) in 2018. 12% are severe cases. The cumulative total number of suspected cholera cases from 1 January 2018 to 21 October 2018 is 242849 with 246 associated deaths (CFR 0.14%). Children under five represent 31.7% of the total suspected cases. 22 out of 23 governorates and 306 out of 333 districts in Yemen have been affected.
From week 39 to week 41, the trend of weekly reported suspected cholera cases is stable at country level, although seven governorates ( Al Mahwit, Sanaa, Raymah, Al Jawf, Aden, Abyan and Marib) continue to report an increase in suspected cholera cases. This week, the governorates reporting the highest number of suspected cases are Amanat Al Asimah (1555), Sanaa (1 492), Arman(2156), Dhamar (2232), Al Hudaydah (2475), ans Al Hudaydah (2727).
WHO, in coordination with Health and WASH cluster partners, continues to support the Ministry of Public Health and Population of Yemen to contain this outbreak through the strengthening of disease surveillance including laboratory capacity, case management and improving sanitation.
To date, out of 8263 samples collected during 2018, 2178 cases have been confirmed as cholera positive by culture at the central public health laboratories in Al Hudaydah, Sana?a, Taizz, and Aden governorates. This reporting period, 29 stool samples from Amanat Al Asimah, Sanaa, Hajjah, Al Mahwit, Al Hudaydah, and Ibb tested positive