Cholera outbreak threatens Congo refugee camp

Doctors are treating dozens of cholera cases at a refugee camp just outside Congo’s eastern provincial capital of Goma.

Cholera outbreak threatens Congo refugee camp

Doctors are treating dozens of cholera cases at a refugee camp just outside Congo’s eastern provincial capital of Goma.

Doctors Without Borders say they treated 13 new cases of cholera today and have seen 45 cases since Friday at the Kibati refugee camp. They say a shortage of water and latrines makes the outbreak “really dangerous”.

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