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After the floods, a wave of disease plagues Pakistan

Water-borne disease and malnutrition could prove more deadly in Pakistan than recent floods

Pakistan is facing a "second wave" of catastrophe following devasting floods
Pakistan is facing a "second wave" of catastrophe following devasting floods

His head haloed by a whirlwind of mosquitoes, Aamir Hussain stands on the roof of his home in southern Pakistan surveying the fetid floodwaters all around.

- 'The hidden fever' - Before the floods southern Pakistan was already devastated by grinding poverty.

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