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Cholera declines in Iraq, Tanzania

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Despite continued declines in cholera cases in Iraq and Tanzania, WHO reported in a press release that as of Nov. 22, there were 2,810 cases of Vibrio cholerae 01 Inaba and two deaths in Iraq and 9,871 cases and 150 deaths in Tanzania.

“The number of daily reported cases in Tanzania is declining,” WHO wrote in a release. “However, the upcoming rainy season and the strongest forecasted El Nino event in 20 years could bring extensive flooding and unusually high rainfalls, and increase the transmission and international spread of the disease. In 1997, similar meteorological conditions were associated with the biggest ever cholera epidemic, with over 40,000 cases in Tanzania alone.”

In their first round of cholera vaccinations, Iraq, WHO and UNICEF administered the oral cholera vaccine to 229,000 of 255,000 Syrian refugees and internally displaced Iraqis, according to the release. Officials will conduct a second round this month.

With 10 million people anticipated to make the pilgrimage of Arbaeen in Karbala, WHO warned that public health authorities in Iraq must be ready to handle another outbreak.