At least 50 people have died of cholera and more than 100 have been taken to hospital since the disease broke out last week in northern Manica province, a medical officer said Wenesday.
"The number of deaths has gone up to 50 but the situation is under control," Evelia Marole, a government doctor in Guru, a district in Manica, told AFP.
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine and is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine and is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
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