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Posted Wed Jan 14 2009: from Sydney Morning Herald:
Zimbabwe cholera cases pass 40,000: WHO http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1231939404
 Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic, which has killed more than 2,000, has claimed 81 more lives and the total number of cases now stands at 40,448, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday. The death toll has now reached 2,106 since August while 1,642 new cases were added on in a single day, it said. On Tuesday, WHO spokesman Paul Garwood told AFP: "The epidemic is still not under control," adding that the rainy season was aggravating the contagion since the disease is transmitted by contaminated water.
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