16 Oct 2014

Worst Cholera Epidemic In Three Decades Broke Out In Ghana, 170 Dead Already

Reports from Ghana say the worst cholera epidemic in thirty years has broken out in parts of the country. The epidemic according to Ghanaweb has now affected more than 22,000 people in ten regions of that country.

At least 170 people have been killed by the outbreak, which is said to be the worst in 30 years, health officials in Ghana have said, and there are fears that the numbers could rise.

The disease, according to the report, has taken a toll on residents in the national capital, Accra, especially, due to bad sanitation practices in coastal towns and slums.

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