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Cholera scare

    JOHANNESBURG
    Poor road conditions are hampering attempts to control a cholera outbreak in the Chilucuane area of Gaza province, the Mozambican government disaster management authority INGC reported. There are also problems with water supply in some resettlement areas in the Save basin, straddling Inhambane and Sofala provinces, and the Buzi basin in Sofala province, the agency said. The health ministry noted that the plots being distributed for resettlement are small and too close together. It recommended that the plots be larger, allowing households more space. The incidence of cholera from the beginning of the year until 3 June was reported to be 12,060 cases, with 161 deaths. Moreover, the incidence of malaria is declining, although it is still relatively high, the INGC report added.

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