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Doctors fear cholera outbreak in Somalia
Health experts say poor hygiene and lack of medical supplies could lead to the spread of cholera.
Last Modified: 20 Aug 2011 19:14

Millions of Somali lives are already at stake from the devastating drought that has hit the Horn of Africa, said to be the worst in 60 years.

Now, doctors say a possible cholera epidemic could be on hand due to over-crowded conditions in refugee camps, poor hygiene and lack of basic medical supplies.

Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri reports from the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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