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Cholera epidemic hits crumbling Zimbabwe

26 November 2008

AS IF Zimbabwe didn’t have enough problems, the country is now facing an unprecedented outbreak of as a result of its deteriorating infrastructure.

As Âé¶¹´«Ã½ went to press, there had been . The worst affected area is the capital Harare, where the local Ministry of Health has described the outbreak as “the biggest ever”.

Cholera is endemic in some of the rural areas of Zimbabwe and the last major outbreak was in 1992, when there were 3000 cases. Until recently, it was relatively rare in urban areas.

Now, run-down infrastructure, burst…

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