Cuba reports cholera outbreak with 163 cases, mostly in Havana

Wednesday, August 28th 2013 - 00:18 UTC

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Cuba has reported a new cholera outbreak with 163 cases, 12 of whom are tourists, though no deaths were mentioned, according to a bulletin from the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO. The update from 23 August is based on information provided by epidemiological authorities on the island. Read full article

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Mr Ed
The wonderful socialist medical system means that cholera is a mild bit of tummy trouble, good luck with those Cuban doctors in Brazil.
Aug 28th, 2013 - 02:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
“Call back the 44,000 doctors!”
[Ok, I know; not funny.]
Aug 28th, 2013 - 05:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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MitziHerbert
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ChrisR
Must be utopia that the two old Castro prats have built. Complete with life threatening microbe food centres.
Aug 28th, 2013 - 08:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GFace
Come now Chris, we all know that senior party members don't have to worry about such things. Cholera is for the little-p people.
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