Geneva: Pakistan has confirmed 99 cases of cholera from across flood-affected areas, as well as outbreaks of a rare tick-borne disease and a surge in dengue fever, the World Health Organisation said today.
The cholera cases cover the period from the start of the floods in late July to the end of September, the UN health agency said.
WHO said it was alerted by Pakistan on October 12 and is working with local and international groups to contain and treat the highly contagious disease. It didn't immediately explain the delay in publishing the event.
Cholera can cause vomiting and diarrhoea so severe it can kill from dehydration in hours.
The Pakistan government has also reported 26 cases, including three deaths, of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, WHO said.