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WHO warns of cholera, malaria risk in Myanmar
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GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation warned Friday that victims of the devastating Myanmar cyclone are at risk from cholera, malaria and diarrhea due to a lack of safe drinking water. “The lack of drinking water and sanitation are the two main problems,” WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told journalists. Myanmar is an endemic malaria zone, and stagnant water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes which transmit the disease, she said. The WHO said it also expects a rise in cases of diarrhea and respiratory ailments, and warned that people injured in the devastation also risk picking up tetanus.
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