# Cholera cases surge in Yemen as conflict intensifies, WHO says

https://mins.news/en/item/98424

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-13 17:18 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/cholera-cases-surge-in-yemen-as-conflict-intensifies-who-says?traffic_source=rss

> The WHO says suspected cholera cases in Yemen have tripled in three weeks, with 8,034 suspected cases and 27 deaths reported this year. A quarter of cases came in the past four weeks. Renewed fighting has displaced more than 200,000 people, many seeking shelter in unsanitary camps.

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