DECRYPTION – The disease continues to cause epidemics linked to the lack of sanitation and access to drinking water.
Diseases and deaths each year, which would be perfectly avoidable: the world is unable to overcome cholera. Disappeared for decades in rich countries, this acute diarrheal infection is caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacteria. Vibrio cholerae . Since January, 29 countries have declared cases, according to the WHO, when “over the previous five years less than 20 countries on average have reported outbreaks”. Haiti, Malawi and Syria are thus “faced with major epidemics” of cholera, lamented the WHO last week. Kenya recorded 61 cases on Wednesday, including 17 in Nairobi County. In northern Cameroon, the UN reported 3 deaths and 39 contaminations in the Minawao refugee camp.
And the World Health Organization is concerned about a risk of “more numerous, more widespread and more severe outbreaks, due to flooding, droughtsconflicts, population movements and other factors…
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