WHO To Begin Cholera Vaccination Campaign In Iraq, Reports Suspected Case In Northern Syria
U.N. News Centre: Cholera spreading in Iraq, suspected case reported in Syria — U.N. health agency
“The World Health Organization (WHO) announced [Tuesday] that it would start vaccine treatments for cholera beginning this weekend to prevent further outbreaks in Iraq, where the disease has now been confirmed in 15 out of 18 governorates, while the agency also reported a suspected case was also found in northern Syria…” (10/27).
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