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Cholera outbreak subsides in Enugu

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    A cholera outbreak that caused 31 deaths in the eastern Nigerian state of Enugu is subsiding, an official of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health, Edugie Abebe, told IRIN on Tuesday. She said 252 cases were reported since the outbreak early June. "Cholera is endemic in Nigeria and the country has many epidemics," she said. These occur during the rainy season when streams and rivers often flood.Cholera was also reported in April in the northern states of Kwara and Bauchi, AFP reported on Sunday.

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