Myanmar Acute Watery Diarrhea / Cholera Outbreak - External Situation Report 1st edition (2024), Published on 14 August 2024

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"Overview: Yangon: • According to the ministerial authorities for health, a total of 2,261 hospitalized cases of acute watery diarrhea (AWD) and 161 hospitalized cases of AWD cases with severe dehydration were reported from 44 townships of Yangon region as of 8 Aug 2024. Among them, 15 cases have died, but cause of deaths is unknown. Cholera infection is confirmed in some of those AWD cases. • Until 23 July 2024, ministerial authorities for health had publicly shared the daily number of new AWD cases with or without severe hydration (Figure 1). • Most affected townships were Thaketa, Hlaingtharyar, Botahtaung, Dawbon, and Thingangyun...."

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World Health Organization (Geneva) via Reliefweb (New York)

Date of Publication: 

2024-08-14

Date of entry: 

2024-08-16

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Myanmar

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English

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