Plagues, Pestilences and Diseases
UNICEF: 155 die in Cameroon cholera outbreak
The Associated Press
Wednesday, August 11, 2010; 6:07 AM
YAOUNDE, Cameroon -- The U.N. children's fund says it's urgently
sending medical supplies to thousands of people affected by Cameroon's
worst cholera outbreak since 2004.
UNICEF representative Ora Musu Clemens-Hope said Tuesday that aid
officials fear the outbreak may spread to neighboring West African
countries including Nigeria, Chad and Central African Republic.
UNICEF says the outbreak that started in May in Cameroon's north has
killed 155 people out of more than 2,000 confirmed cases.
UNICEF is distributing supplies for medical workers and water treatment
kits for families, along with medication. The waterborne infection is
highly contagious yet easily preventable with clean water and
sanitation.