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Zimbabwe cholera toll rises to 565 people - UN
03 Dec 2008 09:50:04 GMT
Source: Reuters
HARARE, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The number of people killed by cholera in Zimbabwe has risen to 565 in the biggest outbreak of the disease in the country, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

The U.N. humanitarian affairs office said 12,546 people were suspected of being infected with the disease, which under normal circumstances is preventable and treatable, with the capital Harare the worst affected. (Reporting by Gordon Bell)




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