OH NO !!!! I am going to dig my Avian Flu Shelter (tm) twenty feet deeper now.
Posted on 09/05/2006 10:24:00 AM PDT by blam
Diarrhoea epidemic spreading in Ethiopia
15:30 05 September 2006
NewScientist.com news service
A diarrhoea outbreak in Ethiopia has infected at least 15,000 people and killed 148 so far, the United Nations announced on Tuesday.
Heavy flooding in the region is partly responsible for the epidemic, and the outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea could spread even further, aid agencies fear.
Ethiopia's southern region is particularly hard-hit, says Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. "We are concerned that this epidemic could cross the border, contaminating the whole of the southern region of Ethiopia and Kenya," she adds.
"This is a major worry because all efforts to halt it have so far been fruitless and the number of cases is rising."
Unexpected showers
A lack of clean drinking water is forcing people to turn to sources that are often highly contaminated by sewage – helping to spread the disease, aid agencies say. Existing water supply and sanitation problems in Ethiopia have been compounded by some of the heaviest flooding in a generation.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesnt diarrhoea kill more children and people then anything else in Africa including AIDS?
Watch where you step!
OH NO !!!! I am going to dig my Avian Flu Shelter (tm) twenty feet deeper now.
better than the headline "Diarrhoea Epidemic Exploding In Ethiopia"
It's right up there with malaria too.
Somehow the use of "Unexpected Showers" as a subtitle in an article about diarrhea seems cruel.
Ya better build a slurry wall as well to stop the seepage.
Ummm, yeah! Great sub-head on a watery diarrhea story....
Why don't we ship malaax down there instead of the 15 billion to africa that will be wasted.
All seriousness aside, diarrhea was one of the leading causes of death until recently.
Lunchtime topic!
Sounds more like dysentry than just plain old two-step. Dysentry is very nasty and serious stuff.
LOL. My lunch time is over...it's already close to nap time.
Did Arby's open some stores in Addis Ababa?
Well this is sure a sh!tty development.
Does anyone remember the Nixon Watergate tapes, and can you guess the quote that pertains to this? (It is profane).
And not a paddle to be found!
Well, I'm sure the thugs of Ethiopia are cornering the market on
Keopektate (sp?) and all the other drugs for the malady.
And suckers in the West will help make the bad-boys even richer than before.
Time to buy Charmin stock.
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