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March 03, 2015

Cholera epidemic kills 41 in Mozambique
Maputo (AFP) March 2, 2015
The death toll from a cholera epidemic in Mozambique that broke out after widespread flooding has risen by almost 50 percent in two weeks to 41, health officials said Monday. And the number of new cholera infections has more than doubled over the past fortnight. Ministry of Health spokesman Quinhas Fernandes said "4,518 cases of cholera and 41 deaths have been recorded since December 25, 2014". Authorities said the hardest hit region is the coal-rich western Tete province, which borders Zim ... read more

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