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U.N. says Zimbabwe cholera deaths reach 978
15 Dec 2008 17:12:03 GMT
Source: Reuters
GENEVA, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The number of deaths in a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe have risen to 978, the United Nations said on Monday.

Issuing the figures, the world body's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the number of suspected cases stood at 18,413. (Reporting by Robert Evans; editing by Elizabeth Piper)
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Cholera patients rest under a tent at Kanyama clinic in Zambia's capital Lusaka, January 8, 2009. REUTERS/Mackson Wasamunu (ZAMBIA) ...



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