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Over 100 have been infected by cholera in Odisha's Rayagada district.
Rayagada's Chief District Medical Officer confirmed the disease is spreading from contaminated water.
Villagers in Rayagada have been advised not to use water from rivers, canals, ponds, wells and tube wells.
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The DNA of deadly strains of plague, dysentery, and cholera were decoded in what the researchers said was an effort to better understand some of the world`s most dangerous diseases and develop new ways to fight them.
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Two million doses of oral cholera vaccine from the Gavi-funded global stockpile were delivered to the southern African country in January, enough to immunize one million people.
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The WHO warned last month that some 2,200 people have already died from the waterborne disease, which has propagated rapidly due to deteriorating hygiene and sanitation conditions.
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Over 820,000 suspected cholera cases and over 2,150 associated deaths since April 27 have been reported till now.
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The epidemic has spread rapidly because of the deterioration in hygienic and sanitary conditions and the disruption of water supply in the country, which has suffered an armed conflict since 2014, the WHO said.
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The cholera outbreak in Yemen, which has killed over 2,000 people, has started to recede but there was still no grounds for complacency regarding the health situation in the country, according to the Unicef.
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Cholera is believed to have affected more than 500,000 people and killed nearly 2,000 since late April, WHO said.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross has expected the suspected cases of cholera in Yemen to reach 600,000 by the end of 2017.
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Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by consuming contaminated food or water.
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Maurer warned that the unprecedented outbreak of cholera was "alarming and growing".
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Malnutrition is one of the main challenges in containing the disease.
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The Arab League (AL) warned on Thursday against the growing cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen, urging the international community to respond to the pleas of UN organisations to control the epidemic.
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The rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in Yemen has been "increasing at an average of 5,000 a day", said WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) executive director Anthony Lake in a joint statement on Wednesday.
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Saudi Arabia has planned to shell out millions of dollars to stem a serious outbreak of cholera in Yemen.
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In a teleconference from Sanaa, the representative of the United Nations Children`s Fund (Unicef) in the Arab country, Meritxell Relano, explained that forecasts are based on the fact that the growth curve of affected people continues to rise.
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Last month, the WHO said the number of suspected cases could reach 300,000 in the next six months.
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Two thirds of the total population, around 19 million, need humanitarian and protection aid.
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Taking precautions during rainy season is important to stay healthy and happy throughout the monsoons.
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The WHO on Sunday said the number of suspected cases has increased to 116,700, 14,880 more than on June 8, reports Efe news.
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