As of October, twelve villagers had died and 61 villages suffered from a cholera outbreak in Kawkareik and Kyain Seikgyi Townships near the Thai-Myanmar border, according to Burma News International on October 26.
Health workers from both countries are trying to stop the spread of the deadly disease, according to the report.
Statistics from the Karen Department of Health and Welfare (KDHW) show that most of the villages affected are in areas where government health services are inaccessible.
A member of the KDHW monitoring the situation said the cholera outbreak was still spreading, but a lower rate.
He said the situation was mixed, with decreases in some villages and increases in others.
Courtesy of BNI