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Iraq: Confirmed Cholera Cases Exceed 100
Sept. 14, 2008
The number of confirmed cases of cholera has risen to 107 in central and southern parts of the country, a Health Ministry spokesman said.
"The number of confirmed cases has reached 107: Babil 64 cases, Karbala 14, Baghdad 24, Najaf two, Diyala one, Basra one case and the last case in Maysan," said Ihssan Jaafar, director-general of the public health directorate and spokesman for the ministry's cholera control unit.
Jaafar said Iraqi health authorities were still fighting the outbreak on two fronts: offering medical treatment and raising awareness among the population either by issuing posters or through television programmes.
© 2008 IRIN
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category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Liza Nanni on 17 September 2008
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