The non -governmental organization without borders (MSF) announced today that at least 31 people have died of cholera and more than 1,500 cases have been diagnosed in western Ethiopia, where the disease “spreads quickly”. Cholera is an acute diarrhea disease caused by the consumption of food or water infected by a bacterium, the vibrio cholerae. Although the three -quarters of the affected people have no symptoms, the disease may be dangerous for 10 to 20% of cases, with acute diarrhea and vomiting, which cause rapid dehydration. “Cholera is spreading quickly to western Ethiopia (…), endangering thousands of lives,” the NGO said in a statement sent to AFP. She announces at least 31 deaths and more than 1,500 cases in the Gabella region, bordered by South Sudan, based on the data of the Regional Health Office. The situation in the western part of Ethiopia has worsened by the arrival of people leaving to escape […]
Source: News Beast
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