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Ebola alert shuts Angolan border

africa » angola » luanda
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7812868.stm
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
The authorities in Angola say they have closed part of the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola...
ebola, outbreak, border, infection

Cholera outbreak kills 11 in Malawi

africa » malawi » lilongwe
http://af.reuters.com/article/malawiNews/idAFLV48579620081231
Friday, January 02, 2009
A cholera outbreak in Malawi's main commercial city has killed at least 11 people, a senior health official said on Wednesday.Health officials have...
cholera, outbreak

When will the Serrekunda Market flames be put out?

africa » gambia
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
I woke up early Saturday morning in my usual bountiful alacrity only to have that marred by the shocking news of yet another fire disaster at our...
disaster, efforts, superstitious, outbreak, business, serekunda market
Serrekunda Market burns down a...

Serrekunda Market burns down again

africa » gambia » serrekunda
Monday, December 29, 2008
Another shocking and heartbreaking scenario occurred again at the Serekunda market as the market experienced yet another fire outbreak ravaged the...
serrekunda, fire, outbreak, heartbreaking, ravaged, sympathy

Zimbabwe cholera deaths nearly 1,000

africa » zimbabwe » harare
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/15/zimbabwe.thousand.deaths/index.html
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe is approaching 1,000, according to U.N. figures published Monday. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of...
cholera, outbreak, infection

Zimbabwe govt. sued over cholera outbreak

africa » zimbabwe » harare
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/29/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html
Saturday, November 29, 2008
A group of Zimbabwean citizens are taking a government department to court for failing to provide them with adequate and safe drinking water as the...
cholera, outbreak
SOMALIA: Dozens die in diarrho...

SOMALIA: Dozens die in diarrhoea outbreak

africa » somalia
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
At least 100 people have died in the past four weeks after an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in and around the town of Abudwaaq, in...
diarrhoea, outbreak, water, dehydration, contamination
WHO and health partners lead m...

WHO and health partners lead massive cholera response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

africa » dem rep congo » goma
Sunday, November 16, 2008
WHO and health partners have launched an intensive operation to prevent and control the increase in the number of cholera cases, which have tripled...
cholera, outbreak, disease, violence, displacement
Derrick Jimu,

Derrick Jimu, "I put the blame for his death squarely on the city officials and the government"

africa » zimbabwe » harare
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Derrick Jimu, 56, has still not come to terms with the death of his son from cholera in the low-income suburb of Budiriro, in Zimbabwe's capital,...
cholera, outbreak, government, strike
GHANA: Meningitis outbreak kil...

GHANA: Meningitis outbreak kills 10

africa » ghana » accra
Friday, November 14, 2008
Ten people have been confirmed dead and two are hospitalised following an outbreak of meningitis in north-central Ghana. The disease broke out on 25...
meningitis, outbreak, epidemic, infectious
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