4 DECEMBER 1997. MALAYSIA: DISEASE (CHOLERA)

With 26 confirmed cholera cases and 114 admissions in Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas, authorities are testing water supplies to ensure adequate chlorination, although the outbreak seems to have originated from a single food stall. --based on a report by Dorothy Preslar <dpreslar@fas.org> to promed@usa.healthnet.org.

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