2007 Iraq cholera outbreak
- 2007 Iraq cholera outbreak
A lack of clean drinking water in Iraq in 2007 has led to an outbreak of cholera. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=U.N. reports cholera outbreak in northern Iraq |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/29/iraq.cholera/index.html |format=HTML |work= |publisher=CNN |id= |pages= |page= |date= |accessdate=2007-08-30 |language=English |quote= ]
According to Dr. Ryadh Abdul Ameer, the director of the Basra health ministry, basic water sterilization has become impossible in some places due to restrictions on the availability of chlorine for water sterilization. [cite news
url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/21/world/middleeast/21iraq.html?ref=middleeast
title=Cases of Cholera Reach Baghdad
publisher=New York Times
date=2007-09-21
downloaded=2007-09-26]
According to the Associated Press, a shipment of 100,000 tons of chlorine is held up at the Jordanian border because of government restrictions on chlorine based on concerns that the chemical could be used in explosives. [cite news
url= http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/09/22/news/nation/18_25_079_21_07.txt
title=Cholera spreads to Iraq's southernmost city, officials concerned about shortage of chlorine
publisher=Associated Press, via North County Times
date=2007-09-21
downloaded=2007-09-26]
References
See also
* Chlorine bombings in Iraq
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