00:00It's a bid to curb the threat of a disease that claims tens of thousands of lives worldwide each year.
00:09Malawi has launched a cholera vaccine rollout this week.
00:15The South African country is one of several African nations that face the threat of the disease,
00:20which has been heightened by abnormally heavy rains and flooding.
00:25More than 300,000 cases of cholera were reported in Africa last year,
00:30marking a major knock to the continent in its fight against the disease.
00:37Cholera is a disease resulting from a bacteria usually spread through infected water or food.
00:44It's mostly treatable, with rehydration medication, and there are a handful of effective vaccines.
00:55It's the onlyê· .
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