Jul 30 2011
The Economist in its current issue examines cholera, including the disease's history, current outbreaks, and research into vaccines and sanitation. "Not all human waste has the deadly bacterium; but all of it is dangerous and better disposal of feces would go a huge way to stopping cholera and other deadly intestinal diseases," the magazine writes (7/30).
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