"According to the February 22, 1998 Internet edition of the Bolivian daily El Deber, from Santa Cruz de La Sierra, at least 24 cases of cholera with one death were notified in El Alto and La Paz (the capital). The outbreak seems to be centered in El Alto, Bolivia's 4th most populous city, and the poorest. It's 5 years since an outbreak of cholera left more than a hundred dead in Bolivia. Both cities are in the Andean region, were the impact of El Nino seems to be more intense.
There is a considerable amount of worry that the outbreak could reach the Brazilian border, where it is raining intensely." -- Luiz Jacintho da Silva < luisjs@correionet.com.br> VIA ProMED-mail <promed@usa.healthnet.org>