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Cholera cases in Zambia hits 376

Xinhua, March 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

The number of cholera cases in Zambia has risen to 376 as the water-borne disease is now spreading to other parts of the country, a health official said on Thursday.

Cholera initially broke out early last month in one sprawling shanty compound of Lusaka, the country's capital but the disease has spread to other parts of the city.

Cholera cases have also been reported in other parts of the country such as Nsama district in Northern Province, Chibombo in central Zambia and Chingola in the Copperbelt Province.

So far, only four deaths have been reported.

Ministry of Health acting spokesperson Tasila Pitters said the number of reported cases has so far risen to 376 in the three towns.

She however said intervention measures have intensified to contain the disease and that 24 schools in the two affected areas in the Zambian capital have since been closed. Endit