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Patients at cholera treatment centre in Beira

(30 Mar 2019) Cholera cases among cyclone survivors in Mozambique have jumped to 271, authorities said on Saturday - nearly double the figure from the previous day. The Portuguese news agency Lusa cited national health director Ussein Isse, who declared the outbreak of the acute diarrheal disease on Wednesday with just five cases. So far no cholera deaths have been confirmed, the report said. The cholera cases have been discovered in the port city of Beira. Children and other patients curled up on bare beds at a treatment centre in the city on Saturday, some with anxious parents by their side. They had intravenous drips to help replace fluids. Doctors Without Borders has said it is seeing some 200 likely cholera cases per day in the city, where relief workers are hurrying to restore the damaged water system and bring in additional medical assistance. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said some 900,000 cholera vaccine doses are expected to arrive on Monday, with a vaccination campaign starting later in the week. Cholera is spread by contaminated food and water and can kill within hours if not treated. The disease is a major concern for the hundreds of thousands of cyclone survivors in the southern African nation now living in squalid conditions in camps, schools or damaged homes. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...