DEADLY OUTBREAK
Cholera kills refugees
Dodoma, Tanzania - The UN refugee agency says an outbreak of cholera has infected 3000people in a Tazanian
border region where refugees from Burudi have massed, officials reported on May 22.
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) said 300 to 400 new cases are being
reported daily. At least 31 people have died of cholera recently.
More than 64000 Burundians have fled to Tazania in recent weeks to escape political unrest, according to the
UN. - AP