According to the WHO, the first recent case of cholera in Syria was confirmed in August this year.
According to the WHO, It is estimated that each year there are between 1.3 and 4 million cases of cholera in the world.
The WHO estimates that each year in the world there are between 1.3 and 4 million of 143,000 deaths from this cause.
The Israeli Ministry of Health reported this Friday that a positive sample of cholera has been detected in a water reservoir of the Yarmouk River in northern Israel.
The detection of the bacteria does not pose a danger to the public at this time, the spokesman for Israel’s health ministry said, adding that authorities have taken measures to “protect Israel’s water sources” and regularly monitor for possible contamination of the water, particularly in the north.
The Israeli Ministry of Health has reported that cholera bacteria have been detected due to the spread of the disease in Syria near the shared border with Israel.
Health officials are also monitoring Lebanon’s water sources for possible contamination, at this stage testing negative for the presence of the toxin.
In addition, Israel informed the Jordanian Ministry of Health, as well as the Palestinian Authority, about the findings and the steps that have been taken since the bacteria was first detected.
What is cholera?
According to the WHO, cholera is an acute diarrheal disease caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacillus Vibrio cholerae. Cholera remains a global threat to public health and an indicator of inequity and lack of social development.
The bacteria are usually found in food or water contaminated with feces from a person with cholera. This means that it is more likely to spread in places with inadequate water treatment, poor sanitation, and inadequate hygiene.
cholera symptoms
According to information from the WHO, Most people infected with cholera virus have no symptoms; however, the bacteria are present in your stool for 1 to 10 days after infection and return to the environment, putting you at risk of infecting others.
Most symptomatic cases have mild or moderate symptoms, and only a minority have acute watery diarrhea with severe dehydration, which can be fatal if left untreated, according to the WHO.
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