Uganda: Cholera Outbreak in Mbale

An outbreak of cholera has been reported in a remote village of Mbale District and has already claimed three lives and leaves many others at risk.

Bubulo west MP Goerge William Wopuwa says the epidemic is blamed on the dry season that has forced people to consume polluted water from rivers, specifically from River Manafwa which flows through this affected area.

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