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First mass cholera vaccination begins.
2004 FEB 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health workers in Mozambique are carrying out the world's first mass vaccination against cholera in an attempt to reduce cases in one of the worst-hit areas, the U.N. health agency said January 14th.
The World Health Organization (WHO), the Mozambican Health Ministry and others are planning to vaccinate 50,000 people this month in the city of Beira, Mozambique's second-largest city. Two doses of the oral vaccine, given in successive weeks, should protect patients for at least a year.
Cholera is mainly contracted through people consuming contaminated food or water. Epidemics are linked to poor hygiene, overcrowding inadequate sanitation and unsafe water.
Until now, health workers have handled outbreaks by caring for the sick and providing safe water.
"While this can prevent many deaths, the lack of strong preventative measures means the disease is still a major public health problem in approximately 50 resource-poor countries," WHO said.
There are some 110,000-200,000 cholera cases worldwide each year. Around 5,000 ...
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