Cholera Kills 25; Scores Hospitalized
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Cholera has killed as many as 25 people in southern Somalia in two days, and health officials in Mogadishu, the capital, said they fear that the waterborne disease could spread. The officials said more than 80 people have been hospitalized in Adaleh, about 140 miles northeast of the capital, and in six surrounding villages. Health authorities expressed concern over the intensity of the disease and the large area that appears to be affected.
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