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Cholera Outbreak in a Marginalized Rural Community in Qataba, Yemen: A Case Series of 21 Children from a Single Village Amid Armed Conflict, Food Insecurity, and Severe Healthcare Constraints

Year: 2026

Type: preprint

Abstract: Case series of 21 children from a single marginalized village in Haman, Qataba, Yemen, presenting with acute watery diarrhea and dehydration during a suspected cholera outbreak. Six children died, all aged under 3 years with weights 3.0-8.5 kg. Fifteen children improved, all aged 4 years or older with weights 12.0-22.0 kg. The outbreak occurred amid armed conflict, food insecurity, undernutrition, unsafe water from a shared open surface well, and severe healthcare constraints.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.24146485

Author: Al-Shargi, Fares

Language: English

Topic: Vibrio bacteria research studies

Subfield: Microbiology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7225822050

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