WHO: more than 40,000 people fell ill with cholera in January
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According to a new report published by the World Health Organisation, the risk of a cholera epidemic spreading worldwide is assessed as high.
Last year there were about 709 thousand cases of infection with the disease, of which 4,300 were fatal. The approach of the summer season will again cause the figures to rise. In January this year, cholera was diagnosed in almost 41 thousand people in 17 countries, and 775 patients fell victim to the disease.
New outbreaks have been detected in Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Americas and South-East Asia, with particularly high rates of increase in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
WHO is working to ensure that these countries have the necessary drugs, vaccines and other health resources.
New outbreaks have been detected in Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Americas and South-East Asia, with particularly high rates of increase in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
WHO is working to ensure that these countries have the necessary drugs, vaccines and other health resources.
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