Zimbabwe cholera death toll rises

Poor sanitation and water shortages are to blame for cholera, which is a water-borne disease that causes vomiting and acute diarrhoea, it can also lead to death from dehydration. The World Health Organisation says 294 people have been killed by the outbreak and around 6000 people are infected. Hundreds are crossing into neighbouring South Africa for medical treatment.

Reuters | November 26, 2008

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