Mozambican authorities have once again declared a cholera outbreak in the district of Moma, in the northern province of Nampula, after recording 36 cases in three weeks, it was announced on Wednesday.
Data released on Wednesday by Jaime Miguel, the head of the public health department at the provincial health directorate, indicates that between September 3 and 21, the district of Moma recorded 36 cases, of which 34 have already been discharged from the hospital, and the rest remain hospitalized in local health facilities. More than 1.7 million people were vaccinated against cholera in May in Nampula province, corresponding to 99% of the initial target, health authorities announced earlier.
(Source: LUSA)
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