Health Workers Say Water Shortages Contribute To Rotavirus Infections In Cameroon
VOA News: Cameroon Medics Battle Rotavirus
“In the past 12 months, thousands of children in Cameroon have died of severe diarrhea caused by rotavirus, with thousands more said to be hospitalized. Although the United Nations has come in to help with a vaccine, local medics say the situation is difficult, given an acute shortage of potable water in major towns…” (Kindzeka, 3/28).
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