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There have been 175 deaths from cholera in Cote d'Ivoire since May from
among 3,152 cases recorded by the Ivorian Ministry of Health as at 21
September, the World Health Organization (WHO) says in its latest update on the disease.
The ministry, together with Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) and Epicentre, a France-based organisation, are treating patients and implementing measures to control the disease, WHO said.
Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire's neighbour, has also reported cases of the water-borne disease. Conakry, the capital, has recorded 18 cases, two of whom died, while 155 cases, including 12 deaths, were reported between 6 August and 23 September in N'zerekore region, southeast of Conakry. WHO, the
International Federation of the Red Cross and Guinea's health ministry are
taking measures to combat the disease, such as providing safe water and
health education.
Cholera has also been detected in Burkina Faso's southern district of
Ourgaye - near the border with Togo - where six people have died. The
district had 314 reported cases between 14 July and 16 September, WHO said.
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