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Angola Cholera Outbreak Spreads to Namibia
February 13, 2007
Namibia has reported its first cases of cholera after six people fell ill in towns along the border with Angola, which is battling a major outbreak of the disease, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Kalumbi Shangula, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Health and Social Services, said five of the six confirmed cases were believed to have contracted cholera in Angola.
"I cannot recall a case of cholera that was ever recorded in Namibia before," Shangula told a news conference.
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category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Winnie Mutch on 13 February 2007
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