Cholera had been eliminated in Syria fourteen years ago, although the new outbreak stems from the contamination of the Euphrates River and the use of this water to irrigate fields and for human consumption.
Euskaraz irakurri: Kolera zabaltzen ari da Ekialde Hurbilean, eta 70 pertsona hil dira Libano eta Sirian
A cholera outbreak affects several countries in the Middle East, including Lebanon, Kuwait and Syria, the latter having eradicated the disease 14 years ago, but a total of more than 70 deaths and hundreds of infected have already been registered.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health has confirmed this Saturday five new cases of cholera in the country for a total of 600 affected and 20 deaths since the declaration, on October 5, of the first case in the north of the country, 30 years after the last outbreak that affected the country.
On Friday, 15,549 people were vaccinated, bringing the total number to 391,666 since the launch on November 12 of a three-week vaccination campaign.
The United Nations announced this Thursday 9.5 million dollars to support the country’s efforts against cholera with an aid package that will be allocated in part to the national operations of the WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR and other NGOs.
14 years later, cholera in Syria
The Syrian Ministry of Health has confirmed this Saturday a total of 1,529 cases of cholera and 49 deaths since the declaration of the outbreak in the country in September, according to the official Syrian news agency SANA.
Most of the deaths have been registered in Aleppo, in the north of the country, with 40 deaths, according to the balance.
However, it is feared that the figure is much higher, due to the rapid spread of the disease and the fact that several parts of the country are beyond the control of the authorities.
Cholera had been eliminated in Syria fourteen years ago, although the new outbreak stems from the contamination of the Euphrates River and the use of this water to irrigate fields and for human consumption.
The Ministry of Health of Kuwait has confirmed the first case of cholera in the country, a citizen “who had returned from a neighboring country”, without giving further details in this regard, and who suffered “symptoms of the disease”.
The health authorities have ruled out in this same note the possibility of a cholera outbreak in the country, such as those that are occurring in Lebanon and Syria or Iraq, the latter country bordering Kuwait.
Source: Eitb
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