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Cholera outbreak in Bundibugyo

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    Five people died and 76 new cases of cholera were identified in an outbreak in displaced people’s camps in Bundibugyo District, western Uganda, between April 27 and May 9 (the latest date for which accurate figures were available), according to a UNOCHA mission report. This brings the total cholera cases to 303, with 22 deaths recorded, between 27 February and last week, it said. Over 90 percent of the cholera cases occurred in Mantoraba camp, with another nine percent in Ntandi camp, it added.

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