WHO: Yemen's Cholera Epidemic Likely to Intensify

The World Health Organization warned on Monday that a cholera epidemic in Yemen that killed more than 2,000 people could flare up again in the rainy season. WHO Deputy Director General for Emergency Preparedness and Response Peter Salama said the number of cholera infections had been in decline in Yemen over the past 20 weeks after it hit the 1 million mark of suspected cases. "However, the real problem is we're entering another phase of rainy seasons," Salama told...

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