Fears Of Cholera Outbreak Arise In Zimbabwe After More Than 800 Cases Of Typhoid Reported
"Doctors in Zimbabwe said more than 800 cases of typhoid have been reported in Harare, the capital, in an outbreak of the bacterial disease," GlobalPost reports (Conway-Smith, 1/29). "Health services director Dr. Prosper Chonzi raised fears of a cholera outbreak given the health conditions that gave birth to typhoid," Xinhua writes (1/28). Chonzi "said ... a clean-up and awareness campaign is underway," according to GlobalPost (1/29).
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