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Cholera deaths: PNG declares health emergency

May, 17 2010

Cholera deaths: PNG declares health emergency

A public health emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea's capital after five people died from cholera.
In recent weeks cholera has killed three people in a coastal village in Port Moresby and there have been two deaths in villages further along the coast.
About 40 people have been treated for the disease at a cholera treatment centre set up outside the St John hospital.
Health minister Sasa Zibe says the declaration of a public health emergency gives authorities greater powers to deal with the outbreak.
They will be able to shut down food and drink stalls and prevent people moving to and from infected areas.
Extra chlorine has been added to the city's water supplies as a precaution against contamination.


According to ABC news http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/07/2893517.htm?section=justin