Cholera monthly report for Yemen

A total of 3130 new suspected cholera cases and 0 deaths were reported in Yemen for January 2017.
The cumulative number of suspected cases of cholera reported since the start of the outbreak in October 2016 is 18 973 cases, including 99 deaths with a case-fatality rate of 0.5%. More than one third of the cases were children under the age of 5.
Of the new cases reported, 11 stool samples were laboratory-confirmed for Vibrio Cholerae 01.
The trend of suspected cholera cases has been declining over the past few weeks as prevention measures take hold across the country.
In 2016, the cumulative number of suspected cholera cases was 15 843, including 531 associated deaths, with a case-fatality rate of 0.6%.