Spain announces first case of cholera since 1979 The Spanish authorities in the Castile-La Mancha region closed a farm after announcing the first case of cholera in the country since 1979 (https://bit.ly/3OnnqMY). And Spanish media quoted reports from the Ministry of Health as saying in a statement today: The condition is not serious, despite the closure of the farm to ensure that there are no risks to the population. The statement added: The case belongs to a girl who was injured after drinking untreated water from a tap on the farm, and she was transferred to the hospital. The authorities are trying to find out the source of the water, the source of the infection, and whether there are other people infected.