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| February
24, 2001 |
| Cholera
in South Africa - Update 16 |
World Health
Organization
As
of 22 February, the Kwazulu-Natal Department of Health has reported 56 092 cases
and 120 deaths since the start of the outbreak in mid-August 2000.
The
outbreak in Kwazulu-Natal is primarily affecting the Empangeni area, made up of
the Lower Umfolozi districts and the Eshowe/Nkandla area. The lower South Coast
is affected mainly in the KwaDukuza/Stanger area and Ugu Region/South Coast. Pietermaritzburg/Ndlovu
is also affected.
The Kwazulu-Natal Department of Health continues to monitor
water sources for contamination and to promote good hygiene measures in the community.
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