Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Minor cholera breaks out in quake-hit NE Myanmar
English.news.cn 2011-04-05 16:51:17
YANGON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Cholera has broken out in quake-hit areas in Shan state, Myanmar's northeast, affecting 96 people, according to a local weekly Tuesday.
Of them, 48 people were in serious condition due to consumption of unclean drinking water and unhygienic toilet system in the region, the Messenger News said.
Due to a recent deadly earthquake that hit Myanmar's northeast, water supply pipes were destroyed and water in the lake was contaminated with waste emitting bad smell.
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Editor: Xiong Tong
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2011-04/05/c_13814058.htm
English.news.cn 2011-04-05 16:51:17
YANGON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Cholera has broken out in quake-hit areas in Shan state, Myanmar's northeast, affecting 96 people, according to a local weekly Tuesday.
Of them, 48 people were in serious condition due to consumption of unclean drinking water and unhygienic toilet system in the region, the Messenger News said.
Due to a recent deadly earthquake that hit Myanmar's northeast, water supply pipes were destroyed and water in the lake was contaminated with waste emitting bad smell.
...
Editor: Xiong Tong
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2011-04/05/c_13814058.htm