it says 60 percent of 30 randomly collected samples of acute watery diarrhea taken from more than 4,200 people in the capital mogadishu, tested positive for cholera.
in muzaffarabad, pakistan, an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea occurred in an unplanned, poorly equipped camp of 1,800 persons after the 2005 earthquake.
cholera, transmitted mainly through contaminated water and food, begins with acute watery diarrhea that in severe cases can cause death by dehydration and kidney failure within hours.
霍乱主要通过污染水源和食物传播,初步癥状是急性腹泻,严重时可能在几个小时内因脱水和肾衰竭造成死亡。
they say no cases of cholera have been found, but this could quickly change as the number of cases of acute watery diarrhea is rising.