Resurgence of Cholera Outbreak in Yemen

ABSTRACT

The current cholera outbreak in Yemen, started in October 2016, showed a sign of decline in the first three months of the year. An upsurge of cases and deaths were recorded from 27 April 2017. As of 28 May 2017, a cumulative total of 88,849 suspected cholera cases including 657 associated deaths [CFR 0.73%] were recorded from 261 districts in 19 governorates across the country since the beginning of the outbreak in 2016 [Please see the graph]