Yemen: Cholera Outbreak Daily Epidemiology Update (25 July 2017)
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- From 27 April to 24 July 2017, 396,086 suspected cholera cases and 1,869 deaths (CFR: 0.5%) have been reported in 91.3% (21/23) of Yemen governorates, and 88.6% (295/333) of the districts.
Geographical distribution of cases
- The five most affected governorates were Amanat Al Asimah, Al Hudaydah, Hajjah, Amran and Ibb with 53.2% (210,718/396,086) of the cases reported since 27 April 2017.
- Al Mahwit, Al Dhaele’e, and Amran governorates had the highest attack rates (30.1‰, 29.5‰ and 26.5‰ respectively).
- Raymah ,Hajjah and Ibb governorates reported the highest case fatality ratios (1.3%, 0.9% and 0.8% respectively) (see table).