Colombia: Epidemic Strikes Amazon Nomads

Colombia: Epidemic Strikes Amazon Nomads   An outbreak of respiratory disease has struck one of the Amazon's last nomadic tribes – whose numbers have already been decimated by flu and malaria.   Around 35 Nukak-Maku, including nine children, have been admitted to San José del Guaviare hospital in the southern Colombian Amazon.   Health advisor Héctor Muñoz told Colombian radio that the hospital was well over capacity, leaving some Nukak with only make-shift beds.   Many members of the tribe...

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