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Angola: Mysteriöse Krankheit tötet fünf Menschen

Müdigkeit, Sprachstörungen, Tod - an einer bislang unbekannten Krankheit in Angola sind mindestens fünf Menschen gestorben. Einem Bericht zufolge könnte die Ursache an grünem, stinkenden Rauch einer Öl-Raffinerie liegen ... mehr

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Angolan bug mystifies the experts
16.11.2007

UN health experts say they remain mystified by an unidentified disease in Angola that has killed four people. About 200 other victims are in hospital suffering from symptoms which include fever and extreme drowsiness ... mehr bei BBC

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WHO links Angola illness to salt
23.11.2007

The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that contaminated salt may be behind the world's largest outbreak of bromide poisoning, in Angola. More than 400 victims have been identified, and the numbers are rising. The WHO has a team in place to identify how the victims came to ingest the substance, and try to get the outbreak under control ... mehr bei BBC

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