16 JUNE 1998. SRI LANKA:
DISEASE (CHOLERA) "Sri Lanka's health authorities Monday warned of an outbreak
of a cholera epidemic in the capital city Colombo, health sector sources
said Tuesday. More than 300 cholera cases had been reported from all parts
of the island country from January 1 to June 10 this year. Already seven
positive cases of cholera have been discovered within the city and they
are being treated in the Infectious Diseases Hospital, the sources said."
--Clyde Markon docmarkon@worldnet.att.net VIA PROMED http://www.healthnet.org/programs/promed.html
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