First Cholera case recorded in Turkish-backed city north of Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – First cholera case is recorded in the city of Jarablus, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, Early Warning Alert and Response Network (EWARN) announced, on Monday.
Jarablus is located on the Euphrates River banks, under the control of Turkey and their affiliated armed Syrian opposition factions, also known as Syrian National Army (SNA).
The EWARN revealed through its official outlets the recording of the first cholera case for a 40-year-old patient in Jarablus.
This is the first confirmed case in the areas controlled by Turkey and the SNA factions, according to the EWARN.
Local sources told North Press that most NGOs working in the region has lifted the state of emergency amid preparation for medical meetings to develop plans against the cholera outbreak.
Care International, which is stationed in the city of Azaz, warned, in a statement on Saturday, against the risk of contracting cholera which leads to certain death if not treated.
On September 12, a source from al-Razi Governmental Hospital in the city of Aleppo, northern Syria, revealed the recording of one death from cholera disease.
The case is for a 5-year-old child from the southern countryside of Aleppo.
On September 12, a report published by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria Imran Riza said that at least eight people died to the disease and nearly 1.000 showed symptoms between August 25 and September 10, when the Syrian Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of cholera in Aleppo Governorate following 15 confirmed laboratory cases.
On September 10, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) said that it has recorded several cholera cases in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor, and called for implementing proactive measures to limit its spread.