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Subject: cholera spreads in KZN/LS
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26/09/2000 10:34 - (SA)
KZN cholera outbreak
spreads, death toll rises
Empangeni - The death toll in the cholera outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal has
climbed to 13 and the disease is spreading to other areas, health ministry
spokesperson Sibani Mngadi told Sapa on Tuesday.
Seven of these deaths were the direct result of the water-borne disease. In
the other six cases, the victims showed various cholera symptoms.
More than 1 000 people have been treated for the disease since it was first
identified in rural communities outside Empangeni in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
Until Tuesday, only two deaths had been reported.
The department said in a statement on Tuesday that the first incident was
recorded outside Empangeni in August and was traced to the Mhlatuze River.
Reports now indicated that there had been outbreaks in Eshowe.
Residents have been encouraged to drink only tap water and water points were
being set up on Monday and Tuesday.
Bruce Margot, the deputy director of the department's communicable disease
control division, said his staff were "coping" with the outbreak.
"We have tested boreholes in the region and they are safe, but the majority
of the people who live there take water from the rivers.
"We will also ask the SANDF (South African National Defence Force) for
assistance, and they are on standby to bring water tanks into the areas that
are infected.
"The biggest danger with cholera is that people can die very quickly from
dehydration," he warned.
"Re-hydrating people is even more important than treating them with
antibiotics," he said.
Margot said 916 cases had been reported at Empangeni and a further eight at
Eshowe.
Residents who used alternative water sources should sterilise it with one
teaspoon of bleach to 25 litres of water. - Sapa
http://livenews.24.com/News24/Health/Health_News/0,1113,2-14-660_917426,00.h
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Lori Pottinger, Director, Southern Africa Program,
and Editor, World Rivers Review
International Rivers Network
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Tel. (510) 848 1155 Fax (510) 848 1008
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