Typhoid News
‘Borehole water could be contaminated’
- Health Minister David Parirenyatwa warned that water from boreholes in Harare must be tested for contamination
Typhoid menace… 76% cases reported in Harare
- Harare has contributed 76% of overall typhoid cases countrywide in Zimbabwe
Typhoid outbreak: Parirenyatwa fumes
- Health and Child Care Minister Dr. David Parirenyatwa blasted the Harare City Council for allowing the typhoid outbreak to happen, accusing them of neglecting their duties to the city
Ahmedabad: Vector-borne cases rise sharply in 2016
- Typhoid cases in Ahmedabad rose from 2,342 in 2015 to 3,016 in 2016
More typhoid cases feared
- At least 19 people with typhoid admitted into clinics in Harare this year, following two deaths in the city
- No apparent end to upsurge
- At least 2,160 suspected cases reported countrywide, confirmed 77 cases and seven deaths
Typhoid hits Masvingo city, days after Zanu Pf conference
- An outbreak of typhoid has hospitalized at least 10 people in Masvingo, Zimbabwe, days after a Zanu PF conference that may have ignited the outbreak
- The conference, which hosted over 10,000 delegates, was staffed by prisoners, who may have spread the disease
