Harare - A typhoid outbreak in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare has sparked fears of another cholera recurrence in the troubled Southern African country.
A cholera epidemic that hit Zimbabwe between August 2008 and July 2009 killed more than 4 000 people out of more than 100 000 infections before it was brought under control.
Health Services director, Prosper Chonzi said over 301 suspected typhoid cases have been recorded but said no deaths have been recorded.
“To date, suspected typhoid cases are 301. The ones that are confirmed to be having typhoid are over 30.
“We have not had any confirmed death from typhoid,” Chonzi said in an update on the typhoid outbreak.
The last confirmed case of a typhoid outbreak was in June, 2017.
Chonzi said efforts were being made to prevent spread of typhoid and a possible outbreak of cholera.
The World Health Organization (WHO) labelled the 2008-2009 cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe as the worst in Africa.
The epidemic, along with the collapse of basic services such as public health and education, became one of the most visible signs of Zimbabwe’s unprecedented economic and humanitarian crisis after three decades of President Robert Mugabe’s controversial rule.
