A deadly cholera outbreak in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has killed several people, according to a new report from the European Commission’s emergency service.
So far over 425 cholera cases and 11 deaths are reported in the region. The people affected by the waterborne disease are traditional gold miners, the report said.
According to the report many of these infections originated in gold mining areas of Selewa, Samre, Seyemti Adyabo, Maekel Adyabo, Adi Daero, and Zana.
The report indicated that the outbreak, which remains uncontrolled, has infected over 300 people across six districts, resulting in a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 3.1 percent—a figure that exceeds emergency thresholds.
The crisis, according to the report, highlights the particular vulnerability of mining communities to waterborne diseases, with a majority of the reported cases being men from these areas.
The outbreak in the region has also resulted in increasing deaths and hospitalization of several others.
It is indicated that the people are now getting medical treatment. Currently the number of new cases is declining because the health workers in the area are now tracing and treating the people found suffering from the disease.
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