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SeneNews · West Africa · Central African Republic declares cholera outbreak after 24 deaths near Bangui
Confirms 197 cases and 24 deaths in Bimbo and Mbaiki, southwest of Bangui, citing Minister Pierre Somse. Stresses the waterborne transmission route through contaminated food and drinking water and the dehydration risk, and situates the outbreak within a wider regional pattern of recurring cholera flare-ups.
“197 cases and 24 deaths confirmed in the health districts of Bimbo and Mbaiki, southwest of Bangui.”