{"id":64330,"date":"2022-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/64330\/cholera-update-220-cases-5-deaths"},"modified":"2023-08-30T04:00:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T04:00:09","slug":"cholera-update-220-cases-5-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/64330\/cholera-update-220-cases-5-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Cholera Update: 220 Cases, 5 Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The spread of cholera has been on a steady rise in Lebanon since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/64263\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">it was first detected on October 6th<\/a>. 220 cases have been recorded over 15 days, and 51 of which were recorded in the last 48 hours alone. <\/p> <p>Minister of Health Dr. Firas Abiad has stated that the infected include both Syrian refugees and Lebanese citizens. He added that the ministry\u2019s review of the 5 deaths found that the infected died due to lack of medical care, urging anyone who suspects symptoms to report to public health authorities.<\/p>   <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87_%D9%84%D8%A7_%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%81%D9%82%D9%83%D9%85_%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Madame Kanaan (@kanaan216) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kanaan216\/status\/1583144611240767488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>   <p>Abiad also noted that the Ministry of Health has located a source of contamination in a water source in the North that is used for irrigation. Cholera is a water-borne disease whose symptoms include intense diarrhea and dehydration. <\/p> <p>The combination of increased pollution with an ailing health sector seems to be an ideal condition for a Cholera outbreak in the country. Local organizations, such as WHO, UNICEF, and AUB, have been working to supplement the government response. 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