Epidemics – During the first nine months of the year, 26 countries reported epidemics, compared to less than 20 per year between 2017 and 2021
The world is facing a “worrying resurgence” of cholera, following years of decline, a disease favored by the effects of climate change, warned the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday. During the first nine months of the year, 26 countries reported epidemics, compared to less than 20 per year between 2017 and 2021, according to the WHO.
“After years of decline, we are seeing a worrying upsurge in epidemics of cholera worldwide over the past year,” WHO team leader for cholera and epidemic diarrheal diseases, Philippe Barboza, told a press briefing in Geneva. “Not only are there more epidemics, but the epidemics themselves are larger and more deadly,” he noted. According to the expert, the average cholera-related fatality rate recorded in 2021 is almost three times higher than in the previous five years.
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Cholera, an acute diarrheal infection causing sometimes fatal dehydration, is contracted by the absorption of water or food products contaminated with the bacterium vibrio cholerae. It grows in areas that are often populated, with limited access(…) Read more at 20 minutes
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