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Sewer bursts fuel disease outbreaks in Bulawayo

Bulawayo's worsening sewer bursts have been blamed for a spike in disease outbreaks, with residents forced to live alongside raw sewage flowing near or even into their homes.The concerns were highlighted in the latest Bulawayo City Council…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 10:05hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe suspends livestock imports from South Africa over FMD outbreak

Zimbabwe has suspended, with immediate effect, all imports of live cloven-hoofed animals and their related products from South Africa following a confirmed outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Gauteng Province. The move, aimed at pr…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:40hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter

Deadly malaria outbreak hits Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is currently grappling with a deadly malaria outbreak, with a recent report from an international organisation warning that the country's ability to contain fatalities has been severely hampered by the collapse of its health deliv…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:09hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter

Cholera outbreak spreads in Mashonaland

The cholera outbreak that was initially concentrated in Mashonaland Central has now spread to Mashonaland East, prompting the government to deploy health personnel to Dindi in the Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP) district in an effort to conta…

Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 06:54hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe ministry warns cattle farmers of deadly January disease outbreak

The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development has issued a stern warning to cattle farmers across Zimbabwe following an outbreak of the deadly January disease, also known as theileriosis. The disease, which is…

Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:05hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe battles cholera outbreak in Kariba

Zimbabwe is grappling with a new cholera outbreak in the fishing town of Kariba, just a year after it declared an end to the previous outbreak. The current wave has resulted in 21 confirmed cases, with the first reported case leading to on…

Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:50hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter

Elephantiasis outbreak hits Zimbabwe

The government has been urged to take swift action following an outbreak of elephantiasis in Mashonaland West province. Elephantiasis, a parasitic disease affecting the lymph nodes and vessels, is spread by infectious mosquitoes.Cases have…

Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:22hrs | 10555 | by Staff reporter

Diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo

BULAWAYO residents have been urged to exercise extreme caution and adhere to strict hygiene standards following reports of a diarrhoea outbreak linked to water shortages, with Cowdray Park suburb being hit hardest.The city is under a tight…

Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean children hardest hit by cholera outbreaks

In Zambia, schooling is being disrupted; in Zimbabwe, children are hardest hit; and in Malawi, health services are compromised by widespread cholera outbreaks.Meanwhile, only three countries in the Southern African Development Community (S…

Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo keeps cholera at bay

Bulawayo province has the least number of cholera cases countrywide, statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Care have shown. As of the 27th of January 2024, a cumulative total of 21 101 suspected cholera cases, 71 laboratory-conf…

Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 16:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Cholera outbreak hits Hwange

Hwange has been hit by a cholera outbreak which has resulted in the Hwange Local Board shutting down all unlicensed food outlets and those operating from undesignated areas with immediate effect.Zimbabwe is battling a cholera outbreak whic…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 09:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Cholera outbreak fear grips Kwekwe

THE death of an 18-year-old male in Kwekwe from a suspected case of cholera on Saturday has left the gold mining city gripped with fears of a cholera outbreak, this publication reports.The country has so far recorded 5964 suspected cholera…

Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 05:03hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Harare grappling with a cholera outbreak again

Harare is currently grappling with a cholera outbreak, with health authorities confirming five cases.Cholera, a waterborne disease transmitted through contaminated drinking water or food, causing severe diarrhoea and vomiting, has become e…

Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mumps outbreak hits Harare

Harare has been hit by an outbreak of mumps, a contagious viral infection mostly common in children that affects the salivary glands.Mumps is most recognisable by the painful swellings in the side of the face under the ears, the parotid gl…

Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:35hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Fears cholera outbreak may spiral out of control in Zimbabwe

THERE are fears that cholera may spiral out of control as latest statistics show that the outbreak worsened in recent weeks, with a number of cases reported in Manicaland and Harare provinces.The outbreak, which was first recorded in Chegu…

Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Typhoid outbreak hits Harare

Harare City has been hit by a typhoid outbreak with more than sixty confirmed cases.Harare City Health director, Dr Prosper Chonzi says the western suburbs of Budiriro, Glen View and Glen Norah have been hit by a typhoid outbreak with over…

Published: 19 Dec 2022 at 21:14hrs | 188 | by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe on alert for measles outbreak

Cabinet received an update on the Countryâ€˜s Response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and a report on the procurement and roll-out of vaccines, as presented by the Chairman of the National Covid-19 Inter-Ministerial Committee, Vice President an…

Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Another diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo

BULAWAYO has recorded a fourth diarrhoea outbreak since last year with 157 cases having been reported so far in the high-density suburb of Tshabalala Extension.The last outbreak in the city was in May this year when 50 cases were reported …

Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:29hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo again

BULAWAYO has recorded a third diarrhoea outbreak in 11 months with about 50 cases being reported in the high-density suburb of Emganwini. Residents have accused the city council of failing to provide clean water, despite collecting rents a…

Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Civic society concerned over outbreak of typhoid

The Civil Society Health Emergency Response Coordinating Committee (CSHERCC) has expressed its deep concern at recent reports of an outbreak of typhoid in some parts of Harare and emerging trends showing the spread of the disease to other …

Published: 19 Jan 2017 at 04:03hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes

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