Cholera Outbreak Grows


NEWS  —  Zimbabwe:   Cholera Cases Rise to 10,000
UN News Service (New York)
28 November 2008

Almost 10,000 cases and over 400 deaths due to cholera have now been reported in Zimbabwe since the current outbreak of the disease began in August, according to the United Nations Office for the ... [read more]

NEWS  —  Zimbabwe:   Doctors Say Cholera Toll Now 800
Zimbabwe Standard (Harare)
29 November 2008

A group of doctors has put the cholera death toll at 800 throughout the country, amid reports that seven prisoners died at Chinhoyi Prison following an outbreak. [read more]

NEWS  —  Zimbabwe:   Official Admits Cholera Outbreak Could Grow
SW Radio Africa (London)
27 November 2008

A day after Deputy Health Minister Edwin Muguti claimed the cholera epidemic was under control, he made an apparent u-turn in telling journalists on Thursday that the outbreak will worsen, 'with the ... [read more]

NEWS  —  Zimbabwe:   Cholera Feeds Off a Perfect Storm
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
27 November 2008

All but one of Zimbabwe's ten provinces have reported fatalities as a result of a cholera epidemic sweeping the country, according to the UN. [read more]

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Author: TexasBob
Sat Nov 29 04:03:45 2008

Just so it is clear, this Cholera epidemic is the fault of Robert Mugabe, his croonies and the ZANU-pf. Cholera does not break out in civilized societies. It is easy to treat and control with modern medicine if it does break out. What is wrong Comrade Bob...don't you care people are dying? That was a retorical question.

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Sat Nov 29 06:33:14 2008

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