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Sudan cholera cases up 70pc with 160 deaths: UN

A medical worker administers a cholera vaccine to a patient in Juba, capital of South Sudan, Sept 27, 2017. [Xinhua]

UN humanitarians on Monday reported a 70 percent surge in cholera cases in strife-torn Sudan, which has prompted a scale-up of response.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned the cholera outbreak continues to worsen, with the latest surge tallied over just the past three weeks.

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