Zimbabwe typhoid outbreak 20120129

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Patients receive medication at a typhoid screening and treatment centre setup in a temporary tent at a clinic in the Kuwadzana township, on January 24, 2012, in Harare, Zimbabwe. Doctors reported at least 800 cases in a typhoid outbreak in the Zimbabwean capital.

JEKESAI NJIKIZANA

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