Via Australia Network News :
" Health officials say water-borne diseases could be on the rise following severe flooding that hit Fiji's Western Division last week.
The World Health Organisation said flooding had increased the threat of typhoid, dengue fever and leptospirosis. The WHO said it was also bracing for a rapid increase in the mosquito population.
Dr Jacob Kool, a communicable diseases specialist with the WHO's Fiji office, told Pacific Beat there were a number of things which could trigger a disease outbreak."
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Papua New Guinea : Up to 3,000 affected in PNG cholera outbreak
Via Australia Network News :
" The cholera outbreak in Papua New Guinea has now affected almost 3,000 people.
The PNG Health Department believes this latest outbreak has been sparked by unhygienic conditions in coastal villages and have appealed to affected communities to clean their homes, safely discard rubbish, boil drinking water and improve hand hygiene.
Restrictions are still in place for travel between PNG and Australia's Torres Strait Islands."
" The cholera outbreak in Papua New Guinea has now affected almost 3,000 people.
The PNG Health Department believes this latest outbreak has been sparked by unhygienic conditions in coastal villages and have appealed to affected communities to clean their homes, safely discard rubbish, boil drinking water and improve hand hygiene.
Restrictions are still in place for travel between PNG and Australia's Torres Strait Islands."
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