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Cholera outbreak kills up to 200 in north

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    Up to 200 people have died of cholera in the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi over the past two weeks, news reports say. In a report on Thursday the newspaper ‘This Day’ said several people were in critical condition and that at least 15 people died in the northern city of Kano in April, according to AFP. Of the 20 councils in Bauchi, 12 have been affected by the epidemic.

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