Over 1,700 dead in DRC as cholera outbreak rapidly spreads
The NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) described a concerning deterioration of the cholera epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as reported by RFI on October 23rd.
The outbreak was originally declared last May, but it has considerably worsened since. Over 1,700 deaths have been recorded in the past 9 months, making it one of the worst health crisis’ in the country for the last 10 years.
Just as the Ebola epidemic was finally coming to an end, the Central African state is swept once again by a new outbreak.
RFI, Maghrebi.org
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