Diarrhea outbreak in South Sumatra

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial]Diarrhea outbreak in South Sumatra

[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: A diarrhea outbreak in South Sumatra has affected 218 people, with one death, an official said Wednesday.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] South Sumatra Health Office head Syahrul Muhammad said the deceased was a resident of Sungai Rotan village in Muara Enim regency.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Syahrul said the victim died four days after being admitted to Prabumulih Hospital.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] He said the health office had set up command posts to fight the outbreak, which began Oct. 31. According to Syahrul, the posts will distribute free medicines to affected residents.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] "We are also coordinating with the local administration to provide clean water for people's daily needs," he said.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Syahrul added the health office had taken water samples from rivers and wells near affected areas, and the samples would be sent to a lab in Palembang.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] "The results of the laboratory tests are expected to point us to the cause of this diarrhea outbreak," he said. -- JP[/FONT]



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