The cause lies partially with Iraq’s antiquated and badly maintained water and sewage systems, and the outbreak comes at a time when Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s government is already struggling with large demonstrations protesting the government’s inability to provide security or basic public services.
In Baghdad’s eastern Sadr City neighborhood, about 50 residents visit the local medical clinic per day to pick up the tablets, the clinic’s director, Dr. Maitham Jamal Abbass, said, adding that his teams have been testing the drinking water and taking stool samples from those exhibiting possible cholera symptoms, such as diarrhea.
Along with cholera, the WHO said …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
