Lethal PNG cholera outbreak spreads to Lae

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Updated September 11, 2009 20:33:57

The cholera epidemic underway in Papua New Guinea has spread from remote regions of Morobe Province to the urban centre of Lae. At least five people have died of the disease, and health authorities are working around the clock to respond to the outbreak, which was declared a national emergency this week.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speaker: Liam Fox, Papua New Guinea Correspondent, Lae

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