Iraq: Cholera Spreads from Iraq to Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain - UNICEF

Nov 6, 2015 | Isabel Coles, Reuters
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A cholera outbreak in Iraq has spread to Kuwait and Bahrain, and risks turning into a region-wide epidemic as millions of pilgrims prepare to visit the country, UNICEF's Iraq director said. The disease, which can lead to death by dehydration and kidney failure within hours if left untreated, was detected west of Baghdad in September and has since infected at least 2,200 people in Iraq and has killed six.