A recent health report revealed an increasing spread in infection rates of epidemics and viral diseases that can be prevented by vaccination in Ibb Governorate, central Yemen, which is under the control of the Houthi militia.
A recent joint report between the Health Cluster stated, The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that there were 1,329 cases of whooping cough, cholera, diphtheria, and seasonal influenza, with 49 related deaths, in Ibb Governorate, during the period between January and October 2023.
The report added that most of the infection cases were in Cholera/acute watery diarrhea (AWD), where a total of 813 suspected cases were recorded, most of which were reported in the Al-Sada, Jableh and Al-Sha’ar districts.
He pointed out that the same period covered by the report witnessed the recording of 252 cases of seasonal influenza (SARI). ), with 49 deaths related to the disease, with a death rate of 19 people out of every 100 cases of infection, and most cases of infection were reported in the districts of Dhu Al-Safal and Al-Makhader.
The report indicated that cases of diphtheria recorded an increase during the current year to reach 167 A suspected case, most of which was in the districts of Yarim, Al-Qafar, and Al-Radma, while 97 suspected cases of whooping cough epidemic were recorded, most of which were monitored in the districts of Yarim and Al-Udayn.
The cause of the outbreak of virus infections and outbreaks that can be prevented by vaccination in many Areas under Houthi control; Including Ibb Governorate, the group continues to prevent the implementation of routine immunization campaigns, under the pretext that “vaccines are unsafe.”