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| The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe appears to have passed its peak, says the World Health Organization (WHO). | |
| The number of new cases recorded in the week to mid-March nearly halved to 2,000, against 3,800 the preceding week and 8,000 cases a week in February. | The number of new cases recorded in the week to mid-March nearly halved to 2,000, against 3,800 the preceding week and 8,000 cases a week in February. |
| But the agency warned the weekly statistics were not always accurate. | But the agency warned the weekly statistics were not always accurate. |
| There have been more than 90,000 cholera cases in Zimbabwe since the start of the epidemic last August, about 4,000 of them fatal. | There have been more than 90,000 cholera cases in Zimbabwe since the start of the epidemic last August, about 4,000 of them fatal. |
| Earlier this month, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said official figures of the water-borne disease were probably a dramatic underestimate. | |
| BBC's Africa analyst Martin Plaut says the epidemic had been expected to show signs of ebbing towards the end of Zimbabwe's rainy season in March. | |
| "The situation with the current cholera outbreak is improving," the WHO said. | "The situation with the current cholera outbreak is improving," the WHO said. |
| "The overall trend over the last two months is of a decreasing number of cases and deaths," it added. | "The overall trend over the last two months is of a decreasing number of cases and deaths," it added. |
| But the agency said the number of reported cases was on the rise again in and around the capital, Harare, despite the decline recorded in nearly all provinces. | But the agency said the number of reported cases was on the rise again in and around the capital, Harare, despite the decline recorded in nearly all provinces. |
| "The risk of the outbreak restarting in those areas of the country is real," the WHO warned. | "The risk of the outbreak restarting in those areas of the country is real," the WHO warned. |
| The deadliest outbreak of cholera in Africa in 15 years has spread to neighbouring countries including South Africa. | The deadliest outbreak of cholera in Africa in 15 years has spread to neighbouring countries including South Africa. |
| The epidemic has been fuelled by the collapse of Zimbabwe's water, sanitation and health systems. | The epidemic has been fuelled by the collapse of Zimbabwe's water, sanitation and health systems. |