Zambia's cholera death toll hits 28

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Source: Mail & Guardian

Cholera deaths in Zambia have reached 28 as the Southern African nation battles to contain about 2 000 reported cases of the disease, according to radio reports on Tuesday.

Ministry of Health spokesperson Cannisius Banda told a private radio programme that traffic from neighbouring Zimbabwe and poor water and sanitation systems, mainly in Zambia's peripheral urban areas, have contributed to the spread of the water-borne disease ...

Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic has claimed 1 700 lives since August and more than 30 000 people have become infected.

South Africa on Monday reported 2 000 infected and 13 dead from cholera.

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