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A family builds a temporary structure after the destruction of their house, in the suburbs of Beira in Mozambique, on Thursday, March 28, 2019. The first cases of cholera were confirmed in the city of Beira, devastated by the cyclone, announced Wednesday the Mozambican authorities, increase the stakes in an already desperate struggle to help hundreds of thousands of people who take refuge in increasingly gloomy conditions. (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi / Associated Press)
JOHANNESBURG – The Mozambican authorities have declared that the number of cholera cases among cyclone survivors has increased to 271.
The Portuguese news agency Lusa quotes the national director of health, Ussein Isse, who had initially declared the epidemic of acute diarrhea on Wednesday, with only five cases.
The report says that to date, no deaths related to cholera have been confirmed.
Cases have been discovered in the port city of Beira, whose half-million inhabitants, especially those from overcrowded poor neighborhoods, are particularly vulnerable.
Doctors Without Borders has already announced some 200 cases of probable cholera a day in the city, where rescuers are in a hurry to repair the damaged water supply system and provide additional medical badistance.
The World Health Organization has announced that some 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine will arrive Monday.
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