Cholera kills 42 people in Somalia
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no fewer than 42 people have been reported killed by cholera acute watery diarrhea awd in war-torn somalia since december 20172 the country which has also been battling hunger and malnutrition is in dire following the outbreak of cholera2 the world health organisation who said in its latest report on the awdcholera that the somalis health ministry also announced 29 new cases of cholera between sept. 24 and 302 it said that 45 per cent of the new cases involved five years old and below2 the cumulative total of cases is 6423 including 42 associated deaths since the beginning of the current outbreak in december 20172 cholera is a gastrointestinal disease usually spread by contaminated water and food and can cause severe diarrhea that in extreme cases can lead to fatal dehydration and kidney failure within hours2 according to who there has been a downward trend in newly reported cases over the past six weeks2 the un health agency has called for robust investments in somalias fragile health care infrastructure as a means to accelerate the countrys reconstruction after two and a half decades of civil strife2 who which has been training health workers in somalia to help cope with the diseases also urged greater investments in surveillance infrastructure to enhance timely response to disease outbreaks in somalia2

Cholera kills 42 people in Somalia
News & Trends •
no fewer than 42 people have been reported killed by cholera acute watery diarrhea awd in war-torn somalia since december 20172 the country which has also been battling hunger and malnutrition is in dire following the outbreak of cholera2 the world health organisation who said in its latest report on the awdcholera that the somalis health ministry also announced 29 new cases of cholera between sept. 24 and 302 it said that 45 per cent of the new cases involved five years old and below2 the cumulative total of cases is 6423 including 42 associated deaths since the beginning of the current outbreak in december 20172 cholera is a gastrointestinal disease usually spread by contaminated water and food and can cause severe diarrhea that in extreme cases can lead to fatal dehydration and kidney failure within hours2 according to who there has been a downward trend in newly reported cases over the past six weeks2 the un health agency has called for robust investments in somalias fragile health care infrastructure as a means to accelerate the countrys reconstruction after two and a half decades of civil strife2 who which has been training health workers in somalia to help cope with the diseases also urged greater investments in surveillance infrastructure to enhance timely response to disease outbreaks in somalia2