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Iraq: Kurdistan Bracing for Possible Cholera Outbreak
May 7, 2008
The Iraqi authorities in the self-ruled northern region of Kurdistan are gearing up to face a possible cholera outbreak which last year affected nearly 4,200 people, and caused the deaths of 24 nationwide, a local official said.
“We have allocated 25 billion Iraqi dinars (US$20 million) to fight any cholera outbreak in Kurdistan after concerns rose last month when at least 500 patients with diarrhoea and vomiting were admitted to hospitals. So far no cases of the disease have been confirmed,” said Mohammed Sadiq from the regional Health Ministry.
“We remain alert that there could be another outbreak of cholera this season as the factors that cause cholera still exist: a shortage of clean drinking water, high temperatures during the summer and poor sanitation,” Sadiq told IRIN.
For full article, visit:
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=78082
category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Liza Nanni on 7 May 2008
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