Flight Evacuated After a Child on Board Suspected of Being Ill with Cholera

French authorities evacuated 141 passengers and crew from a flight arriving in the French city of Perpignan from Algeria on Wednesday after a child on board was suspected of being infected with cholera, the fire brigade said.
Sept. 5, 2018

French authorities evacuated 141 passengers and crew from a flight arriving in the French city of Perpignan from Algeria on Wednesday after a child on board was suspected of being infected with cholera, the fire brigade said.

The eight-year-old child was taken to hospital for checks after suffering bouts of vomiting and diarrhea during the flight, a fire brigade official said.

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/r-passengers-hospitalized-after-suspected-cholera-case-on-algeria-france-flight-2018-9

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