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Cholera outbreak kills two inmates in Kano custodial facility
Original: NCoS contains outbreak, deploys medical team as cholera kills two in Kano facility
Two people have died in a cholera outbreak at a custodial facility in Kano, Nigeria. The Nigerian Correctional Service says it has contained the outbreak and deployed a medical team to the facility to treat those affected and prevent further spread. Health authorities are monitoring the situation amid concerns about disease control in custodial centres.
Why now: The deaths and the risk of cholera spreading within a custodial facility have drawn public attention to health conditions in Nigerian correctional centres.
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- NCoS contains outbreak, deploys medical team as cholera kills two in Kano facility · Apex News Exclusive
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