Cholera toxin
As the Rwandan city of Gisenyi fell to the Tutsi-dominated Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) at the weekend, a trickle of the 1 million refugees who fled through Gisenyi into Zaire have begun to return. Muhawemimana Ancile, a 22-year-old woman, was one of the 200 who returned yesterday, driven by the
Refugees
Aid workers warn that the cholera epidemic raging among the one million Rwandan refugees in border camps in eastern Zaire could claim tens of thousands of lives within days. The crisis has overwhelmed traditional relief agencies, and aid experts are calling for a massive military intervention to deliver life-saving supplies
Refugees
Tens of thousands of Rwandan refugees are dying from starvation, disease, and unsanitary conditions in the overcrowded camps in Zaire, with medical workers fearing a severe cholera epidemic is unfolding. Refugees are being treated for cholera, a highly communicable disease that can spread quickly in crowded and unsanitary conditions, with
