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Zimbabwe cholera ‘past its peak’

March 24, 2009
"The situation with the current cholera outbreak is improving,"
- WHO

The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe appears to have passed its peak, says the World Health Organization (WHO).

The number of new cases recorded in the week to mid-March nearly halved to 2,000, against 3,800 the preceding week and 8,000 cases a week in February.

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