The Health and Population Office in Shabwa Governorate announced, yesterday, Tuesday, the first case of cholera death in Radum District.
The Shabwa Health Office noted that it has been following up on cases of watery diarrhea in the governorate since the beginning of this year. Pointing out the high indicators of infection in most of the governorate’s directorates.
The office confirmed that the cases of watery diarrhea were exposed to cholera infection confirmed by the results of laboratory tests conducted on them.
According to preliminary data issued by the rapid response teams working in the field, the likely causes of the spread The epidemic has led to illegal migration from the Horn of Africa to the governorate on a daily basis.
The local authority in Shabwa appealed to the Ministry of Public Health and Population to take urgent action to help the governorate confront the epidemic and eliminate it.