Mozambique: 42 dead in worsening cholera outbreak
By Campaigns | March 15, 2010
Mozambique’s Ministry of Health spokesperson Leonardo Chavane said on 13th March that the country’s current cholera outbreak has so far killed 42 people in the northern and central provinces. Since the beginning of the year, the highly contagious yet easily preventable disease has been spreading steadily with more than 2,600 cases reported. The worst hit provinces are Zambezia and Cabo Delgado, with 1,099 and 959 cases registered respectively. Other provinces affected are Niassa, Sofala and Nampula. Read the rest of this entry »
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