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July 13, 2012
Cholera is rising in the last major town held by al-Shabaab, with children being the most stricken by the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday (July 13th).
The UN agency "is very much concerned about the increased number of cholera cases, particularly in Kismayo," the agency said in a statement, warning that the infectious disease could kill within hours if untreated.
"One health facility did a rapid test among a sample of 10 patients, and a total of six cases tested positive for cholera," the WHO statement read.
Of the 65 patients treated so far, 40 required "immediate hospitalisation" and most of the cases were children aged below eight.
Al-Qaeda-affliated al-Shabaab fighters are hemmed in the southern port of Kismayo after swathes of land were captured from them by African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Somali and allied forces.
Kenyan troops in AMISOM have vowed to seize the town by the end of August.
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