Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe kills 10 people after drinking contaminated water. More than 300 people had been hospitalized after getting the waterborne disease which causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration.
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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.
‘Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe kills 10 people after drinking contaminated water.’
Clemence Duri, Harare city’s health director said over 300 people had been hospitalized after getting the waterborne disease which causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration. “The death toll has risen to ten. We have established that the outbreak was caused by a burst sewer pipe which contaminated borehole water,” said Duri. The pipe had been replaced, He added.
In 2008, Zimbabwe suffered its biggest cholera outbreak in which more than 4,000 people died, and another 40,000 became ill.
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