A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

In the developed world, the closest most of us have come to cholera is either through Oprah-endorsed magical realism or disappointment on the Apple IIe Oregon Trail - "Chelsea has died of cholera."

(September 20, 2005) WIDE ANGLE travels to Vietnam to investigate the threat of a global pandemic, portraying Vietnam's response to outbreaks in its cities, provinces and villages, where doctors, epidemiologists and veterinarians are battling the virus.