Angola Says Cholera Infects Three, Sees More Cases

Submitted 7 months ago by bnasta
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From Reuters --Three people have been infected with cholera following floods caused by weeks of heavy rain in southern Angola. The floods have left more than 33,000 people homeless. The three cases were detected in one of the poorest regions of the country.

“ The three cases were detected in the city of Ondjiva, the capital of Cunene. The landlocked province is one of Angola's poorest regions where the majority of the population rely on subsistence farming. ”

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