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Cholera: Yemen reports more than 50,000 cases in a month

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The number of cholera cases reported in Yemen from Apr. 27 through May 27, 2017 has reached 51,832 in 19 of the country 23 governorates, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization...

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Yemen reports some 2000 cholera cases daily in unprecedented outbreak

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Since April 27, Yemen has reported 42,207 suspected cholera cases and 420 deaths through May 24. The following is a statement from the Regional Director for Arab States on the Yemen situation (computer...

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Yemen records more than 400 cholera deaths in less than a month

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About 10,000 cholera cases and nearly 100 deaths have been reported in war-torn Yemen since our last report earlier this week. According to a press release Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO)...

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Yemen: Cholera cases grow by 3000

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Since our last report on the cholera epidemic in Yemen Sunday, an additional 3000 suspected cases were recorded, bringing the outbreak total to more than 32,300 cases in 25 days. The death toll has risen...

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Cholera outbreak grows at dramatic pace: ‘Extremely alarming’

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In just a matter of a couple days, the number of cholera cases and deaths in Yemen have increased quite dramatically. The World Health Organization country office in Yemen today reported over 29,300 suspected...

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Yemen cholera crisis spreading at ‘unprecedented’ speed

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More than 50 deaths due to cholera have been reported in Yemen since the beginning of the week. According to WHO, more than 240 people have died from cholera in just the last three weeks, out of a total...

Cholera: 184 deaths reported in Yemen since late April

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In a follow-up to the cholera crisis in Yemen, officials with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have reported 11,000 suspected cases, including 184 deaths since Apr. 27. These numbers...

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Polio update: 5 total cases in 2017, Suspected VDPV case in Syria

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In all of 2016, the three polio endemic countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria saw a combined 37 wild poliovirus (WPV) cases, plus five   circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) cases including...

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Yemen reports 51 cholera deaths in two weeks

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The cholera outbreak in Yemen has claimed 51 lives and caused around 2752 suspected cases since Apr. 27, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO has rapidly distributed medicines and medical...

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UAE MERS: Roommates infected in Abu Dhabi

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) health officials reported  two additional cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) earlier this month. The two cases identified in Abu Dhabi, UAE, were...