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One Million Malnourished Children At Risk Of Cholera In Yemen

That's according to a new analysis from Save the Children. Yemen's outbreak is the world's worst in a single year since records have been kept, according to Oxfam.

More than a million malnourished children are living in areas of Yemen hit hardest by a cholera outbreak, according to a new analysis by Save the Children.

The report notes, "Malnourished children have substantially reduced immune systems and are at least three times more likely to die if they contract cholera.".

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