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01-11-2011, 02:30 PM
The Ministry of Public Health says that epidemiologists believe that most of the cases of cholera registered in the DR were caused by people consuming contaminated water. The Ministry is advising everyone to make sure that the water they use has been treated or is from a safe source.
The Ministry study showed that of 146 cases studied out of 152 cases since the outbreak in October, 60% occurred because the people affected had consumed water from a non-treated source. About 65% of the men who came down with cholera were farmers who consumed contaminated water.
To understand how cholera can affect you, see www.dr1.com/travelnews/archive/2010/tnews120710.html (http://www.dr1.com/travelnews/archive/2010/tnews120710.html)
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The Ministry study showed that of 146 cases studied out of 152 cases since the outbreak in October, 60% occurred because the people affected had consumed water from a non-treated source. About 65% of the men who came down with cholera were farmers who consumed contaminated water.
To understand how cholera can affect you, see www.dr1.com/travelnews/archive/2010/tnews120710.html (http://www.dr1.com/travelnews/archive/2010/tnews120710.html)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)