Burma cyclone prompts disease crisis fears

Health officials fear Burma could be devastated by outbreaks of diseases fuelled by mosquitoes, dirty water and poor sanitation following the devastating cyclone.

Health officials fear Burma could be devastated by outbreaks of diseases fuelled by mosquitoes, dirty water and poor sanitation following the devastating cyclone.

Officials said the death toll from the weekend storm could climb higher than the 14,000 already feared dead. Up to one million people were left homeless.

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