Cholera outbreak in Angola kills nearly 600 people

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Angola Battles Worst Cholera Outbreak in 20 Years - teleSUR English

Angola continues to face its deadliest cholera outbreak in two decades, with the disease spreading to 17 out of 21 provinces since January, leading to nearly 600 deaths and over 18,000 reported cases, according to United Nations agencies. The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, has deployed rapid response teams to detect cases and engage with communities, urging residents to take preventive measures. Health P…

Seven deaths and 221 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours. Since the beginning of the epidemic, a total of 19,605 cases have been reported in the country.

Cholera outbreak in Angola kills nearly 600 people

Angola is facing its worst cholera outbreak in 20 years.

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The World Health Organization, WHO, is supporting Angola to face a cholera outbreak that has hit most of the Portuguese-speaking African country. At least 600 people died. The death rate is 3.2%, which exceeds the 1% barrier used as an indicator for early and appropriate treatment of patients […]