The Health Ministry spokesman. In an unprecedented move, denied today a statement on the cholera situation by Health Minister Victor Shemtov. The spokesman said that Mr. Shemtov’s statement on Monday that Arab terrorists may have spread the cholera germs in Israel was only an assumption. Fifteen more cholera cases were reported today, for a total of 135. Health Ministry sources said they were awaiting the completion of the mass destruction of vegetables watered with untreated sewage; cholera is commonly acquired through the taking of germ-ridden water into the body. If the germs in the current rash of cholera cases were spread via infected vegetables, a significant drop in new cases is expected within a week after their destruction, the sources indicated.
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