Tuesday, July 30, 2013

104 hospitalised as cholera epidemic spreads in Ogun

104 hospitalised as cholera epidemic spreads in Ogun
Following the reported outbreak of an alleged cholera epidemic in two local government areas of Ogun State, private and public hospitals across the Abeokuta metropolis have witnessed an increase in the number of patients on admission for the decease.
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7-month fetus dies in cholera patient's womb
MUMBAI: A pregnant woman with cholera lost her unborn child on Wednesday after the infection led to severe dehydration. Rosina Khan (30) from Wadala delivered her seven-month-old fetus, which had died in the womb, after labour was induced. She had …
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Tragic deaths, tragic debt
But it soon became clear that cholera, the terrible bacterial illness that annually kills 100,000 worldwide, had appeared in the country and was spreading rapidly. Despite the fact that, for over a century, there had been no reported cases in Haiti …
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