WHO fears an unusually large number of cholera outbreaks
According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of cholera outbreaks WILL remain unusually high in the coming year. The droughts and floods caused by climate change made access to clean water more difficult, said WHO cholera expert Philippe Barboza in Geneva on Friday.
In addition, the scarce vaccine produced almost exclusively in South Korea is extremely, says Barboza. According to the WHO, around 30 countries have reported an outbreak of diarrhea.
There have not been so many large outbreaks with such a geographical spread in many years, Barboza said. “The situation in Lebanon should be a wake-up call for many other countries.” The youngest of the first cholera outbreaks in almost three centuries was reported there. Around 20,000 suspected cases were recently recorded in existing Syria.
The increased death rate in some countries is unacceptable because cholera is actually an easily treated disease, Barboza said. But it is important that the therapy starts very quickly. In countries such as Haiti and Nigeria, the gangs that rule the region repeatedly prevent sick people from receiving medical treatment at an early stage. Cholera can lead to kidney failure or kidney failure through significant fluid loss Death to lead.
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