Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Cholera epidemic spreads in west, central Africa: U.N. (Reuters)

A man covers his face with a medical mask to prevent infections, on a street in Port-au-Prince December 7, 2010. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozReuters - A cholera epidemic sweeping through west and Central Africa, one of the biggest in the vast region's history, has infected more than 85,000 people, killing at least 2,466 so far this year, United Nations aid agencies said Tuesday.



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