An article from Herald Sun, excerpt :
" A CHOLERA outbreak in Papua New Guinea has killed 15 children and put 60 locals on a PNG island in the Torres Strait in hospital.
The outbreak's proximity to Australia and the regular flow of PNG people through the Torres Strait, on customary and traditional grounds, is being watched by Australia, authorities said.
"AusAID is closely monitoring the situation in Daru," a spokesman said.
"AusAID will meet with World Health Organisation officials and the national government to discuss the findings and, if necessary, may consider a joint mission to Daru".
PNG's National newspaper reported on Tuesday that hundreds of locals on Daru island, in Western Province on the PNG southwest coast, opposite Cape York, have been treated over the past three weeks, with 15 children dying from cholera."
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