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Zimbabwe cholera cases top 60,000 | Zimbabwe cholera cases top 60,000 |
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More than 60,000 people in Zimbabwe have now been infected by cholera, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. | More than 60,000 people in Zimbabwe have now been infected by cholera, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. |
This figure had been described by the UN's health agency as being the "worst case scenario" in the epidemic which broke out in August. | This figure had been described by the UN's health agency as being the "worst case scenario" in the epidemic which broke out in August. |
Cholera has now claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people in Zimbabwe. | Cholera has now claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people in Zimbabwe. |
The epidemic of the disease, which broke out in August 2008, has been fuelled by the collapse of Zimbabwe's water, sanitation and health systems. | The epidemic of the disease, which broke out in August 2008, has been fuelled by the collapse of Zimbabwe's water, sanitation and health systems. |
Many hospitals have shut down and most towns suffer from poor water supply, broken sewers and uncollected waste. | Many hospitals have shut down and most towns suffer from poor water supply, broken sewers and uncollected waste. |
In latest figures released by the WHO in Geneva, some 60,401 people now had cholera in Zimbabwe. The death toll stands at 3,161. | In latest figures released by the WHO in Geneva, some 60,401 people now had cholera in Zimbabwe. The death toll stands at 3,161. |
The UN agency has estimated that about half of Zimbabwe's 12 million population are at risk from the disease. | |
WHO spokeswoman, Fadela Chaib, told AFP news agency earlier this week: "The situation of cholera is not under control, it's even out of control, and it will remain so for the near future." |