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Cameroon cholera outbreak kills 200 in ten months

Cholera is a recurring disease in Cameroon. | Font: AFP

New flash anger in Cameroon, 200 people have died of it since October 2021, with more than 10,300 cases reported, the health ministry said on Thursday.

angeran acute diarrheal illness that can be fatal within hours if left untreated, recurs frequently in Cameroon, the country Central Africa with a population of over 225 million people.

Cameroon’s health minister tweeted that 200 people have died from 10,322 infections since the start of the current cholera epidemic in October. Manauda Malachi.

Affected areas

Five out of ten regions of the country, including Primorye, which includes the economic capital Doualaand Center, where the capital is located Yaoundewere affected by the epidemic, according to the minister.

– Attention! Observe hygiene measures,” Malachi admonished.

The previous cholera outbreak claimed the lives of 66 people. Cameroon from January to August 2020. (AFP)


Source: RPP

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