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The World Health Organisation continues to recieve reports of new cholera cases in Iraq. As of 22 November 2015, a total of 2810 laboratory-confirmed cases have been confirmed at the Central Public Health Laboratory in Baghdad. These cases were reported from 17 Governorates of the country.
The number of cases reported in the previous update is considered to be an error.
(Via WHO Disease Outbreak News - accessed 09/12/015)
Cholera is a low risk for most travellers. Travellers to outbreak areas who will be mixing closely with the local population and cannot ensure safe drinking water can be immunised against cholera. A high standard of food/water precautions and personal hygiene should be maintained whenever possible.
