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Archives: Epidemics
![Under Saudi Bombs, Yemen hit by 500,000 Cholera Cases](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080306im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/under-saudi-bombs-yemen-hit-by-5-187x137.jpg)
![UN Says Yemen Is Now the Largest Global Humanitarian Crisis](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080306im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/un-says-yemen-is-now-the-largest-187x137.jpg)
UN Says Yemen Is Now the Largest Global Humanitarian Crisis
TeleSur | - - Arab nation is said to be on the brink of famine after almost 2 years of war and disease. In Yemen, the world's worst cholera outbreak is unfolding…![Unpopular: Trump’s low Polls one reason for Healthcare Defeat](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080306im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/unpopular-trumps-low-polls-one-r-187x137.jpg)
Unpopular: Trump’s low Polls one reason for Healthcare Defeat
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - For now, the second GOP attempt to replace Obamacare with Trumpcare has failed, with two more senators defecting (one saying the bill does…![Saudi-Trump War on Yemen: Cholera Cases could Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080306im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/saudi-trump-war-on-yemen-cholera-187x137.jpg)
Saudi-Trump War on Yemen: Cholera Cases could Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks
TeleSur | - - "It is time for parties to the conflict to prioritize the boys and girls of Yemen and put an end to the fighting," said UNICEF official Geert Cappelaere.…![Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Yemen Under Saudi Bombing; State of Emergency Declared](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080306im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/deadly-cholera-outbreak-in-yemen-187x137.jpg)
Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Yemen Under Saudi Bombing; State of Emergency Declared
TeleSur | - - Authorities warned that the cholera outbreak could lead to an "unprecedented disaster" if not managed immediately. Officials in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, controlled by the armed Houthi…![Zika: As temperatures rise from CO2 Emissions, epidemics spread](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080306im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/zika-as-temperatures-rise-from-c-187x137.jpg)
Zika: As temperatures rise from CO2 Emissions, epidemics spread
The Tree | - - "“Zika is a disease of poverty, similar to other neglected tropical diseases such as chikungunya and dengue. The burden falls disproportionately upon poor populations living near open…![Satellite Imaging Shows 4/5s of Lights across Syria have gone out](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080306im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/03/satellite-imaging-shows-45s-of-l-187x137.jpg)
Satellite Imaging Shows 4/5s of Lights across Syria have gone out
By Josh Butler | - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - A single image can be more powerful, more descriptive and more potent than an entire essay – ‘ a picture says a thousand…![Another Terror: Do Taliban stand in the Way of Eradication of Polio Scourge?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080306im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/another-terror-do-taliban-stand-187x137.jpg)
Another Terror: Do Taliban stand in the Way of Eradication of Polio Scourge?
By Inter Press Service Correspondents | KATHMANDU/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (IPS) - The goal is an ambitious one – to deliver a polio-free world by 2018. Towards this end, the multi-sector Global Polio Eradication…![U2′s Bono on ‘Band Aid 30′: Ebola is a ‘political failure’](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080306im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/11/u2s-bono-on-band-aid-30-ebola-is-187x137.jpg)
U2’s Bono on ‘Band Aid 30’: Ebola is a ‘political failure’
Channel 4 News | -- "The spread of Ebola is "not a medical failure" - U2 lead singer Bono tells Channel 4 News political leaders "need to keep their promises"." Bono on…![Ebola’s not the First Racial Germ Panic: A Long History of Xenophobia and Scapegoating](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080306im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/11/ebolas-not-the-first-racial-germ-187x137.jpg)
Ebola’s not the First Racial Germ Panic: The Long History of Xenophobia and Scapegoating
By Dan Dinello The attempt by some GOP politicians to tie the ebola outbreak to immigration issues is nothing new in American or European history. Immigrants have often been despised, feared and…![Top 4 Things we can learn from War on Terror in “War on Ebola”](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080306im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/10/top-4-things-we-can-learn-from-w-187x137.jpg)
Top 4 Things we can learn from War on Terror in “War on Ebola”
By Karen J. Greenberg via Tomdispatch.com These days, two “wars” are in the headlines: one against the marauding Islamic State and its new caliphate of terror carved out of parts of Iraq…![Dear USA: Liberian-Americans don’t Have Ebola](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080306im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/10/dear-usa-liberian-americans-dont-187x137.jpg)