14 DECEMBER 1997. TANZANIA: DISEASE (CHOLERA)

Zanzibar weekend deaths from cholera stood at 37, with more than 200 confirmed cases. Public festivities and sale of liquids have been banned and children are being kept indoor. There is a critical shortage of antibiotics for prophylaxis-- based on a report by promed@usa.healthnet.org.

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