The World Health Organization has warned that the risk of cholera spreading in Syria is “extremely high” after announcing late last week that infections had been reported in several governorates for the first time since 2009.

On Monday, the Syrian Ministry of Health recorded the death of two people in addition to 26 confirmed injuries, the vast majority of which occurred in the province (Aleppo), after the Kurdish Autonomous Administration said on Saturday that it had recorded three deaths and “many injured” in areas under its control. areas of Raqqa (north) and the western part of Deir ez-Zor (east).

“Confirmed cases have been reported through rapid diagnostic tests in Aleppo, al-Hasakah (northeast), Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa,” the World Health Organization said in response to questions from AFP.

She warned that “the risk of cholera spreading to other provinces is very high.”

According to the World Health Organization, in 2008 and 2009, the last outbreaks of the disease were recorded in Syria in the governorates of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa.

Cholera usually appears in residential areas suffering from a lack of drinking water or a lack of sewerage systems. It is often caused by eating contaminated food or water and results in diarrhea and vomiting.