Cholera Outbreak in Mexico Rises to 180 with New Cases from Hidalgo and Veracruz Robert Herriman - The Global Dispatch
go to original November 15, 2013

Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by contaminated food or water, known to occur in places with poor sanitation. The nauseous diarrheal disease is especially fatal for children. (PressTV)

The outbreak of cholera in Mexico continues to rise as The Ministry of Health reports an additional four cases, two each from Hidalgo and Veracruz states, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) update.

This brings the total in Mexico to 180 cholera cases, including one death. This is up four cases from the end of October.

The breakdown by state is as follows: Two are from the Federal District, 159 cases from the state of Hidalgo, nine from the state of Mexico, two from the state of San Luis Potosi and eight from the state of Veracruz.

This is the first local transmission of cholera in Mexico in a dozen years.

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