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Fears of Typhoid Outbreak in Zimbabwe

The country has registered cases of typhoid fever raising fears of an outbreak, the ministry of health says.

  • Zimbabwe:   City Allays Typhoid Fears

    The Herald, 16 March 2016

    Harare City Council is expecting to start pumping water to the western suburbs tonight allaying fears that the typhoid outbreak reported in the area will spread following a… Read more »

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People wait at a mobile clinic to be screened for typhoid in Harare.

  • Zimbabwe:   Typhoid Outbreak Spreads to Budiriro

    The Herald, 1 February 2016

    The sporadic cases of typhoid recorded in Harare's Hopley, Glen Norah and Hatfield last week have spread to Budiriro, raising fears of an outbreak, amid scarce resources to control… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Govt Warns Against Typhoid

    The Herald, 8 March 2016

    Visitors to western parts of Harare and parts of Murehwa should take preventive measures to avoid contracting typhoid as the bacteria continues to spread throughout the country… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Zimbabwe Reports Typhoid Fever

    Botswana Daily News, 3 February 2016

    Zimbabwe has registered about six cases of Typhoid fever, according to the Ministry of Health. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Typhoid Hits Harare, As Water Crisis Fuels Fears of New Epidemics

    Thomson Reuters Foundation, 29 January 2016

    Health officials in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, have detected several cases of typhoid fever in the past week, adding to fears that a water crisis will fuel the spread of… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Typhoid 'Plague' No Surprise. . . Harare Ill-Prepared for Climate Threats

    The Herald, 1 February 2016

    HARARE's renewed problems with preventable water-borne diseases do not come as a surprise -- it's been long in the making -- because the city is ill-prepared for climate… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Typhoid Claims One

    The Herald, 19 February 2016

    One person died of typhoid in Hopley as water shortages continue to affect parts of the city, Harare City Health director Dr Prosper Chonzi, confirmed yesterday. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Typhoid Detected At Mereki

    The Herald, 8 March 2016

    Samantha Chigogo Herald Correspondent Popular braai spot KwaMereki in Warren Park D, Harare, has been hit by a typhoid outbreak with two cases having been reported last week,… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Typhoid Cases On the Rise

    Financial Gazette, 11 February 2016

    THE Harare City Council's health department has issued a typhoid alert as the number of confirmed cases has increased from six early this month to 13 this week. Read more »

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