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738 and rising

Thursday, 11. 6. 2008  –  Category: Cholera, News

• As of November 4th the gzg Ministry of Health confirmed that the number of LC Cholera cases in Irak has risen to 738.
• The majority of the the new LC Cholera cases are from Babil and Muthanna.
• The number of deaths remains unchanged at 8. Half of those deaths were chidlren under the age of 5.
• 51% of all LC Cholera cases in the current outbreak are in children under the age of 5.
• Contaminated water is the most probable source of the outbreak.

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Tags: Babil (Governorate), Cholera, Cholera - spread of 2008 outbreak, Muthanna, Water Borne Disease, Water Contamination, الكوليرا