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An increase of 42 since our last posting on November 18th.  (A further 7 cases were confirmed from Muthana however, their names were not on the laboratory request form therefore they have not […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="noclass" id="post-4930"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/11/30/%d8%a7%d8%b7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%b4%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%aa%d8%ba%d8%b3%d9%84-%d9%88%d8%ac%d9%87-%d8%a8%d8%ba%d8%af/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: اطلالة شتاء الخير…الامطار تغسل وجه بغداد">اطلالة شتاء الخير…الامطار تغسل وجه بغداد</a> <span class="date">(Sunday, November 30th, 2008)</span></h2> <div class="meta"><p>Published by Editors in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in Iraq" rel="category tag">Iraq</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/photos/" title="View all posts in Photos" rel="category tag">Photos</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/society-and-economy/" title="View all posts in Society And Economy" rel="category tag">Society And Economy</a> at 1:31 pm with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/11/30/%d8%a7%d8%b7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%b4%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%aa%d8%ba%d8%b3%d9%84-%d9%88%d8%ac%d9%87-%d8%a8%d8%ba%d8%af/#respond" title="Comment on اطلالة شتاء الخير…الامطار تغسل وجه بغداد">no comments</a>.</p></div> <div class="entry"> <p>شهدت العاصمة بغداد اول يوم ممطر من ايام الشتاء والذي اعتبر اختبارا لعمل شبكات مياه الامطار والمجاري وقدرتها على جعل شتاء هذا العام افضل من العام السابق. وطفحت المياه في بعض المناطق السكنية والشوارع العامة من العاصمة فشكلت بحيرات وعوائق مائية للمواطنين تعذر عبورها او السير فيها مما دفع بالمواطن توجيه انتقاداته للمسؤولين في امانة […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="noclass" id="post-4881"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/11/18/853-and-rising/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: 853 And Rising">853 And Rising</a> <span class="date">(Tuesday, November 18th, 2008)</span></h2> <div class="meta"><p>Published by Editors in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/cholera/" title="View all posts in Cholera" rel="category tag">Cholera</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/health-crisis-iraq/" title="View all posts in Health" rel="category tag">Health</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in Iraq" rel="category tag">Iraq</a> at 9:36 am with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/11/18/853-and-rising/#respond" title="Comment on 853 And Rising">no comments</a>.</p></div> <div class="entry"> <p>According to the latest WHO report the number of laboratory-confirmed Cholera cases up to 13 November 2008 has risen to 853 . (See figure 1 Below)<br/> Most of the new cases were from Muthana.<br/> 47% of the cases are found in children below 5 years of age.<br/> There have been 11 deaths […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="noclass" id="post-4835"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/11/06/738-and-rising/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: 738 and rising">738 and rising</a> <span class="date">(Thursday, November 6th, 2008)</span></h2> <div class="meta"><p>Published by markfromireland in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/cholera/" title="View all posts in Cholera" rel="category tag">Cholera</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in Iraq" rel="category tag">Iraq</a> at 9:38 pm with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/11/06/738-and-rising/#respond" title="Comment on 738 and rising">no comments</a>.</p></div> <div class="entry"> <p>As of November 4th the gzg Ministry of Health confirmed that the number of LC Cholera cases in Irak has risen to 738.<br/> The majority of the the new LC Cholera cases are from Babil and Muthanna.<br/> The number of deaths remains unchanged at 8. Half of those deaths were chidlren under the […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="noclass" id="post-4811"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/30/the-bare-necessities-how-the-icrc-is-making-a-difference-in-iraq-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: The bare necessities: how the ICRC is making a difference in Iraq">The bare necessities: how the ICRC is making a difference in Iraq</a> <span class="date">(Thursday, October 30th, 2008)</span></h2> <div class="meta"><p>Published by Editors in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/features/" title="View all posts in Features" rel="category tag">Features</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/health-crisis-iraq/" title="View all posts in Health" rel="category tag">Health</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/human-rights/" title="View all posts in Human Rights" rel="category tag">Human Rights</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in Iraq" rel="category tag">Iraq</a> at 10:12 am with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/30/the-bare-necessities-how-the-icrc-is-making-a-difference-in-iraq-2/#respond" title="Comment on The bare necessities: how the ICRC is making a difference in Iraq">no comments</a>.</p></div> <div class="entry"> <p>Juan-Pedro Schaerer, the ICRC’s head of delegation for Iraq, talks about the growing need for essential services in the country. He explains the challenges that the ICRC faces, especially the difficulty of reaching those most in need, and how the organization has been providing uninterrupted emergency assistance by constantly adapting its way of working to […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="noclass" id="post-4809"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/30/iraq-millions-at-risk-from-polluted-water/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Iraq: millions at risk from polluted water">Iraq: millions at risk from polluted water</a> <span class="date">(Thursday, October 30th, 2008)</span></h2> <div class="meta"><p>Published by Editors in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/health-crisis-iraq/" title="View all posts in Health" rel="category tag">Health</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in Iraq" rel="category tag">Iraq</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/society-and-economy/" title="View all posts in Society And Economy" rel="category tag">Society And Economy</a> at 9:38 am with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/30/iraq-millions-at-risk-from-polluted-water/#respond" title="Comment on Iraq: millions at risk from polluted water">no comments</a>.</p></div> <div class="entry"> <p>“There has been some improvement in recent months, both in terms of security and essential services. More people now have access to health services and clean water. But far too many Iraqis still have no choice but to drink dirty water and live in insalubrious conditions,” said Juan-Pedro Schaerer, the ICRC’s head of delegation for […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="noclass" id="post-4778"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/23/iraq-health-threat-posed-by-aging-water-supply-networks/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: IRAQ: Health threat posed by aging water supply networks">IRAQ: Health threat posed by aging water supply networks</a> <span class="date">(Thursday, October 23rd, 2008)</span></h2> <div class="meta"><p>Published by Editors in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/cholera/" title="View all posts in Cholera" rel="category tag">Cholera</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/health-crisis-iraq/" title="View all posts in Health" rel="category tag">Health</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in Iraq" rel="category tag">Iraq</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/society-and-economy/" title="View all posts in Society And Economy" rel="category tag">Society And Economy</a> at 9:51 pm with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/23/iraq-health-threat-posed-by-aging-water-supply-networks/#comments" title="Comment on IRAQ: Health threat posed by aging water supply networks">1 comment</a>.</p></div> <div class="entry"> <p>The percentage of dirty water not fit for human consumption could lead to diseases more dangerous than cholera, such as some kinds of life-threatening hepatitis and diarrhoea.</p> <p>BAGHDAD, 23 October 2008 (IRIN) - At least 17 percent of piped water nationwide, and one-third of the water in Baghdad, is not potable, according to a survey by […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="noclass" id="post-4771"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/22/531-and-rising/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: 531 And Rising">531 And Rising</a> <span class="date">(Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008)</span></h2> <div class="meta"><p>Published by Editors in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/cholera/" title="View all posts in Cholera" rel="category tag">Cholera</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/health-crisis-iraq/" title="View all posts in Health" rel="category tag">Health</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in Iraq" rel="category tag">Iraq</a> at 7:54 am with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/22/531-and-rising/#respond" title="Comment on 531 And Rising">no comments</a>.</p></div> <div class="entry"> <p>As posted immediately below the confirmation of 18 new cases in Diwaniyah and 7 new case in Najaf brings number of laboratory confirmed Cholera cases in Irak to 531. The death ratio remains the same.<br/> Indexed under: Baghdad, Cholera - spread of 2008 outbreak, Diwaniya, Najaf, Water - Purification of, Water Borne Disease, Water Contamination, الكوليرا</p> </div> </div> <div class="noclass" id="post-4770"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/22/%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%ab%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%87-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82-%d9%85%d9%84%d9%88%d8%ab%d8%a9/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: ماقبل الكارثة: مياه العراق ملوثة">ماقبل الكارثة: مياه العراق ملوثة</a> <span class="date">(Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008)</span></h2> <div class="meta"><p>Published by Editors in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/cholera/" title="View all posts in Cholera" rel="category tag">Cholera</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/health-crisis-iraq/" title="View all posts in Health" rel="category tag">Health</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in Iraq" rel="category tag">Iraq</a> at 7:29 am with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/22/%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%ab%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%87-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82-%d9%85%d9%84%d9%88%d8%ab%d8%a9/#respond" title="Comment on ماقبل الكارثة: مياه العراق ملوثة">no comments</a>.</p></div> <div class="entry"> <p>اعلنت وزارة الصحة ارتفاع حالات الاصابة بمرض الكوليرا الى 531 حالة في عموم البلاد. وقال مدير عام دائرة الصحة العامة احسان جعفر في تصريح صحفي نشر اليوم الاربعاء ان اخر اصابات الكوليرا اشرت وجود 18 حالة اصابة في قضاء الحمزة ضمن محافظة الديوانية، لعدم توفر المياه الصالحة للشرب، اضافة الى تسجيل سبع حالات في النجف […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="noclass" id="post-4769"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/22/water-luxury-in-mesopotamia/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Water Luxury in Mesopotamia">Water Luxury in Mesopotamia</a> <span class="date">(Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008)</span></h2> <div class="meta"><p>Published by Editors in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/children/" title="View all posts in Children" rel="category tag">Children</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/cholera/" title="View all posts in Cholera" rel="category tag">Cholera</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/health-crisis-iraq/" title="View all posts in Health" rel="category tag">Health</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in Iraq" rel="category tag">Iraq</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/society-and-economy/" title="View all posts in Society And Economy" rel="category tag">Society And Economy</a> at 5:20 am with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/22/water-luxury-in-mesopotamia/#respond" title="Comment on Water Luxury in Mesopotamia">no comments</a>.</p></div> <div class="entry"> <p>“Many children are at hospitals suffering from diarrhea caused by waterborne diseases. If they survive, they return to the same environment and maybe cannot stand a second health crisis, because most of them are from poor families who cannot afford a good treatment.” — Diarrhea is already the second highest cause of child illness and […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="noclass" id="post-4739"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/16/kirkuk-officials-warn-of-cholera-risks-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Kirkuk Officials Warn of Cholera Risks">Kirkuk Officials Warn of Cholera Risks</a> <span class="date">(Thursday, October 16th, 2008)</span></h2> <div class="meta"><p>Published by Editors in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/cholera/" title="View all posts in Cholera" rel="category tag">Cholera</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/health-crisis-iraq/" title="View all posts in Health" rel="category tag">Health</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in Iraq" rel="category tag">Iraq</a> at 8:39 am with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/16/kirkuk-officials-warn-of-cholera-risks-2/#respond" title="Comment on Kirkuk Officials Warn of Cholera Risks">no comments</a>.</p></div> <div class="entry"> <p>Officials fear poor sanitation in the province could result in an outbreak of the disease.<br/> While Kirkuk has avoided an outbreak of cholera this summer, its poor water and sewage systems continue to pose a serious health risks, say officials.<br/> Despite a hot summer and a drought, both of which make a cholera outbreak […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="noclass" id="post-4736"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/15/iraq-cholera-deaths-rise-to-eight-as-disease-spreads/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: IRAQ: Cholera deaths rise to eight as disease spreads">IRAQ: Cholera deaths rise to eight as disease spreads</a> <span class="date">(Wednesday, October 15th, 2008)</span></h2> <div class="meta"><p>Published by Editors in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/cholera/" title="View all posts in Cholera" rel="category tag">Cholera</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/health-crisis-iraq/" title="View all posts in Health" rel="category tag">Health</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in Iraq" rel="category tag">Iraq</a> at 9:51 pm with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2008/10/15/iraq-cholera-deaths-rise-to-eight-as-disease-spreads/#respond" title="Comment on IRAQ: Cholera deaths rise to eight as disease spreads">no comments</a>.</p></div> <div class="entry"> <p>BAGHDAD, 15 October 2008 (IRIN) - About 500 confirmed cholera cases have been registered in Iraq since the latest outbreak of the disease on 20 August. Eight people have died, a government spokesman said on 14 October.<br/> “So far there have been 479 cases in 12 provinces: Babil 230 cases, Baghdad 73, Diwaniyah 61, […]</p> </div> </div> <div class="navigation"> <div class="left"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-borne-disease/page/2/">« Previous Entries</a></div><div class="right"></div><div style="clear: both"></div> </div> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <ul> <li id="recent-comments" class="widget widget_recent_comments"> <h2 class="widgettitle">Last 5 Comments</h2> <ul id="recentcomments"><li class="recentcomments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/01/05/gaza-market-attack-video-hoax/" rel="external nofollow">Gorilla’s Guides | Gaza market attack: Video Hoax?</a> on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090105054028/http://gorillasguides.com/2009/01/04/gaza-carnage/#comment-9576">Gaza Carnage</a></li><li class="recentcomments"><a 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