WHO: Deaths from cholera jump 71% worldwide
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FILE - A cholera patient lies on a hospital bed in Harare, Zimbabwe, Nov. 19, 2023. The number of cholera deaths reported last year worldwide ballooned from the previous year by 71%, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday.
The number of cholera deaths reported last year worldwide ballooned from the previous year by 71% to more than 4,000, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday.
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