Cholera outbreaks used to occur in five-year cycles, but recent decades have seen annual surges. This year, Zimbabwe recorded more than 7,000 cases and declared a state of emergency. At the epicentre of the disaster were Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where cholera cases surged more than ever before. Already 2024 is threatening to be another devastating year for cholera in the region as warmer weather and unusually heavy rains and storms have fuelled the disease's spread. Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi have reported more than...
Cholera outbreaks used to occur in five-year cycles, but recent decades have seen annual surges. This year, Zimbabwe recorded more than 7,000 cases and declared a state of emergency. At the epicentre of the disaster were Malawi , Zimbabwe and Mozambique , where cholera cases surged more than ever before. Already 2024 is threatening to be another devastating year for cholera in the region as warmer weather and unusually heavy rains and storms have fuelled the disease's spread.
Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi have reported more than..
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