Syria cholera death toll rises to 29: Health ministry

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AMMAN, Jordan: A cholera outbreak in several regions of Syria has killed 29 people, the Syrian health ministry said on Monday (Sep 26) in what the UN has called the worst outbreak in the war-torn country for years. Rapid assessment testing confirmed 338 cases since the outbreak was first recorded last mont

AMMAN, Jordan: A cholera outbreak in several regions of Syria has killed 29 people, the Syrian health ministry said on Monday in what the UN has called the worst outbreak in the war-torn country for years.

It said 230 cases were in Aleppo province where 25 people were confirmed dead. The rest were spread across the country. The highly contagious disease has also spread to the country's Kurdish-held and opposition areas in north and northwestern Syria where millions have been displaced by the decade-old conflict, medical officials said.

 

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