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Cholera spread fueled by conflict and climate puts 1 billion at risk

Heavy rains and warmer temperatures make it easier for the bacteria that causes cholera to spread, posing a major setback for global efforts to eradicate the disease.

Epidemiologists training to use cholera rapid diagnosis tests in Sofala, Mozambique in March 2019.
Epidemiologists training to use cholera rapid diagnosis tests in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Sofala, Mozambique in March 2019. (AN/Erika Rosetto/)

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