Do you know the Cholera is raising its head now in the north of Iraq? What can you do to protect yourself and your family?
Publication Date : 01-10-2023
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Cholera is an acute bacterial disease caused by the gram-negative bacillus bacteria named Vibrio cholera (V. cholera) that infects only humans (adults and children) and is characterized by severe water diarrhea, rapid and serious dehydration, and death (1). Cholera is endemic in poor countries mainly in countries with poor sanitation, inadequate hygiene, and lack of clean drinking water. The main way for transmission of Cholera is by ingestion of contaminated food, grasses, and drinking of contaminated water with V. cholera (2). In Iraq, where cholera is endemic, sporadic outbreaks have been documented since 19663. Cholera outbreaks have recently been recorded in Iraq. A total of 1,000 confirmed cholera cases and 4 related deaths have been recorded from Iraq as of September 1, 2022. The four governorates with the highest numbers of cases and fatalities are Thi-Qar in the south (55 cases), Baghdad-Rasafa in the middle of Iraq, Kirkuk in the north (480 cases and 3 deaths) and Sulaimnia in the north (391 positive cases in June and 23 in July) (3). Recently over 130 cases of cholera have been confirmed in Sulaimania City and several cases in Erbil City according to the Ministry of Health of Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq September 14, 2023
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