Schwere Cholera-Epidemie in Zentral- und Westafrika

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Schwere Cholera-Epidemie in Zentral- und Westafrika

07.09.2011, 16:49 Uhr • Lesezeit: 1 Minute

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In vier Ländern Afrikas sind rund 45.000 Menschen an Cholera erkrankt. Mehr als 1.250 Patienten seien bereits gestorben. Rotes Kreuz besorgt.

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epa02648161 A picture made available on 22 March 2011 of a Malian doctor Samba Conare (L) examines a woman at the Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) in Croix de Bouquets, Port au Prince, Haiti, 21 March 2011. The Croix de Bouquets CTC, which has been supported by the Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC, as in Spanish) has a 100 patients capacity and although it has never been occupied by more than 14 patients, has seen an increasing number of people with the disease's symptoms. Cholera epidemic, that began last October has taken more than 5,000 Haitians lives. EPA/ORLANDO BARRIA +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

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epa02648161 A picture made available on 22 March 2011 of a Malian doctor Samba Conare (L) examines a woman at the Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) in Croix de Bouquets, Port au Prince, Haiti, 21 March 2011. The Croix de Bouquets CTC, which has been supported by the Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC, as in Spanish) has a 100 patients capacity and although it has never been occupied by more than 14 patients, has seen an increasing number of people with the disease's symptoms. Cholera epidemic, that began last October has taken more than 5,000 Haitians lives. EPA/ORLANDO BARRIA +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

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