Cholera Outbreak Sickens More Than 90 in Myanmar’s Biggest City

Civil war and military rule have weakened Myanmar’s health care system, while heavy monsoon rains have increased the risk of waterborne disease. At least 93 patients have tested positive for cholera at a single hospital in Myanmar’s biggest city, officials said, as an outbreak that began last week spread across the region. They are among more than 180 people in the city, Yangon, who have been hospitalized with diarrhea, a common symptom of the disease, Dr. Nanda Win, the head of the Yangon Region Public Health and Medical Services Department, said Friday. One 92-year-old man had died, he said.

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