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A boy cries as he recuperates after surgery during "Operation Smile" at a hospital in Manila's Makati financial district October 26, 2009. Operation Smile aim to provide free surgery for about a hundred children inflicted with cleft lips, cleft palates, and other facial deformities over a period of five days in Makati. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo

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    Chinese resort island battles cholera outbreak

    BEIJING
    Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:35am EDT

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China's southern resort island of Hainan has confirmed 30 cholera cases and nearly 300 suspected cases in the last few days, the provincial government said on Friday.

    Health  |  China

    No deaths had been reported, the government website said, but Xinhua news agency said on Thursday an eight-year-old girl died of congenital heart disease triggered by suspected cholera.

    Continuous torrential rains on the island this month may be one reason for the epidemic, the website said.

    Cholera is transmitted by contaminated water or food. At its most acute, it causes diarrhea that can lead to death by severe dehydration and kidney failure.

    (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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