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A cholera outbreak in Iraq has spread to neighboring countries, and risks turning into a region-wide epidemic as millions of pilgrims prepare to visit the country.

Iraq’s first major cholera outbreak since 2012 has risen to more than 1,800 cases, including six deaths, and spread to the northern Kurdistan region, a health ministry spokesmen said on Wednesday.

Greek health authorities urged the public to take health precautions on Friday after a suspected cholera case was discovered on Kos island, a tourist destination and entry point for migrants from the Middle East and Asia.

Iraq's first major cholera outbreak since 2012 has risen to at least 121 cases, with most cases appearing in Babel province south of Baghdad.

Iraq's Prime Minister ordered daily water tests and other measures on Saturday to aid the thousands of families affected by cholera.

Within an update issued by the Pan American Health Organization, Cuban authorities have acknowledged 163 new cases of cholera this year in three provinces: Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey.

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