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| Guinea Bissau: Over 10,000 people infected with Cholera -UN |
| 2008-10-28 |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 There's an old saying in the western half of the world. Don't shit where you eat. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-10-28 15:46 |
| #1 In Africa, both cholera and ebola spread at funerals. Relatives handle both the dead body and the funeral food. According to a National Geographic article, "The Disease Detectives" (IIRC; from about 1991), one of the Guineas had to outlaw traditional funerals to halt the spread of cholera. It began in a fishing village, probably from bad shellfish, and spread inland. |
| Posted by: mom 2008-10-28 13:23 |