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Cholera cases confirmed in Mozambique after cyclone Idai

We’ve been reporting that five cholera cases have now been confirmed in Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai.
The Reuters news agency has been speaking to Ussein Isse, a senior Mozambican health official, who expressed concern about what might happen next.
“[Cholera] will spread. When you have one case, you have to expect more cases in the community,” he is quoted as saying.
The World Health Organization is sending 900,000 doses of a cholera vaccine, Reuters reports.

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