Killer On the Loose in Papua
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
In just one month gastroenteritis killed over a hundred people in Wamena, a fatality attributed to the locals roasting food on stone and habit of not drinking boiled water.
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THE epidemic spread fast. Gastroenteritis prevailed in Papua, to be exact in Wamena and its neighboring areas. However, this has been reported only in a few media publications. The Health Departments small fact-finding team flew to Wamena, Papua, on Wednesday last week.
The findings of the team show that from mid-March up to late last week, as many as 141 locals lost their lives. They came from nine districts in Jayawijaya regency, such as Kurulu,
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