Iraq tackles deadly cholera outbreak

[Judi Lynn]

Iraq tackles deadly cholera outbreak

Measures taken to contain outbreak that has killed at least six people and infected 70 in area west of capital Baghdad.

20 Sep 2015 20:34 GMT

Iraq's government has ordered daily water tests and other measures to try and contain an outbreak of cholera that has been blamed for the deaths of at least six people in a town west of the capital Baghdad.

At least 70 other infections were reported in and around Abu Ghraib, as health experts warn the outbreak may spread because of the high number of displaced people living in refugee camps in the area.

The country's water and sewerage systems are outdated and infrastructure development has been hindered by years of war and neglect.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi said Iraq would work with the Red Crescent and UN children's agency UNICEF to install additional water purification stations in Abu Ghraib.

More:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/iraq-moves-tackle-deadly-cholera-outbreak-150920170705837.html

[louis-t]

1. Thanks, bush.

[malaise]

2. Bushco's disaster continues

[hollysmom]

3. how horrible - yes the first thing we did

was bomb their infrastructure and then did not build it back up.