Cholera
One of the hundreds of people displaced from Kinama sleeps in a house in Mubone, some 10 kilometers north of Bujumbura 20 April 2001, following the last month unrest, in Kinama, the Bujumbura suburb where a heavy rebel offensive was repelled early March. Rebels of the National Liberation forces (NFL) attacked and occupied Kinama 24 February, sparking 12 days of heavy fighting with some 200 rebels and about 20 soldiers were killed, according to the army. Many local residents were displaced to Mubone while an epidemic of cholera broke out in Kinama.
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At the beginning of the crisis we were not taking into consideration a cholera outbreak
This time it’s a little bit more expected, and that’s the most dangerous part because cholera is extremely contagious
There’s a village in Haiti with 98,000 people, where 60 people a day are dying of choleraMore quotes »
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Haiti: Haiti: Cholera snapshot (published on 06 May 2013) [EN/FR]
the decline in new cholera cases, the level of infections remains very high. Malgre les tendances a la baisse, l'epidemie du cholera persiste a un niveau tres eleve en Haiti. This site has no copyright on the published material. All content belongs to the from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Strange blazes on River Street
for change. ELKO — The pioneers who ventured across the California Trail faced many deadly obstacles: starvation, dysentery, cholera. ELKO — The Elko baseball team took a cerebral approach to last weekend’s regional tournament. WELLS — The Wells baseball team from Elko Daily Free Press Read more »
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Helicopter led deputies to burglary suspects
for change. ELKO — The pioneers who ventured across the California Trail faced many deadly obstacles: starvation, dysentery, cholera. ELKO — The Elko baseball team took a cerebral approach to last weekend’s regional tournament. WELLS — The Wells baseball team from Elko Daily Free Press Read more »
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World: UNICEF launches groundbreaking cholera toolkit
YORK, United States of America, 15 May 2013 - As part of its effort to reduce cholera in the world, UNICEF has responded to the growing threat of this disease by launching the UNICEF cholera toolkit, which will help UNICEF staff and partners prevent, prepare from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Google ordered to remove defamatory search suggestions
into the search window. In the above example, typing 'cho' calls up numerous suggestions from 'chocolate chip cookies' to 'cholera' - based in part on terms that other users have searched for. A company in Germany has alleged that the suggestions made when from CBC News Read more »
