Chemicals bigger concern than cholera
7th Sep 2005, 15:22 GMT
Despite reporting five deaths from a bacteria-caused illness, public health officials say they are more concerned about the possibility of toxic chemicals in the water covering much of New Orleans than they are about a cholera outbreak.
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