Congo Cholera Outbreak Spreads to Populous Capital Wellness Health Fitness

Congo Cholera Outbreak Spreads to Populous Capital

Posted by Hayden Solomon 23 Jun, 2011

A cholera epidemic that has already killed 32 people in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to the capital Kinshasa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. Three cases of the deadly waterborne disease have been confirmed since last week in Kinshasa, home to at least 9 million people, many of whom live in cramped, insanitary conditions. “If there’s an epidemic here it will be very, very dangerous,” said Eugene Kabambi, communications officer for the WHO. “People are living in very precarious conditions, there are zones along the river which are very exposed.”

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