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Decline in Kinshasa cholera cases

    NAIROBI

    A cholera epidemic affecting Kinshasa since February has started to diminish, a recent report from the UN Disaster Management Team said. The report, received by IRIN, said that 17 cholera cases were registered in Kinshasa over the previous week, compared to 46 cases a week earlier. Meanwhile, the DRC government has appealed for water-treatment chemicals for the state-owned distribution company, Regideso, with a view to
    improving the epidemiological situation in the capital. The available stocks of chemicals will cover Regideso's needs up to mid-July, the report added.

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