What happened in the village of Bole-Sebeta?
by Television Trust for the Environment
on 06-02-2002

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At 2000m, the village of Bole-Sebeta has a very cool climate and people here have never been exposed to malaria. Last year, Bole was hit by an epidemic. Almost half the population was infected and 1 in 20 died ñ a human disaster that was repeated in highland areas across the region.

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