SHARANA (Pajhwok): Hundreds of people have been infected with cholera disease in earthquake-hit areas of southeastern Paktika province due to consumption of contaminated water and food, health officials say.
Dr. Mohammad Yahya Wiar, head of the 150-bed civil hospital in Sharana, told Pajhwok Afghan News during an interview that water had become contaminated in Giyan and Barmal districts following the earthquake.
In order to prevent the disease from spreading and treat infected persons, health centers have been activated in Giyan and Barmal districts and dozens of ailing people visited the facilities daily, he added.
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