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Cholera outbreak in Kisangani

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    A cholera outbreak in Kisangani affected 150 people between 5-30 September, with 23 deaths attributed to the disease, humanitarian sources told IRIN. Some 139 cases were reported in the Lubungu area on the left bank, while 11 cases were recorded on the right bank within Kisangani health zone. Humanitarian agencies were supporting cholera treatment services and undertaking prevention activities in affected areas, the sources said. But water-treatment chemicals were in very short supply in the town, raising concerns that the outbreak could spread, they added.

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