GENEVA, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The number of deaths in a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe have risen to 978, the United Nations said on Monday. Issuing the figures, the world body's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the number of suspected cases stood at 18,413. (Reporting by Robert Evans; editing by Elizabeth Piper)
Seng Sopheak, infected by H5N1, rests at Calmet hospital in Phnom Penh December 13, 2008. The 19-year-old Cambodian who ate dead poultry has been confirmed with H5N1 bird flu, the country's ...