adminlast Thursday said a National Response Team was currently on the ground in Chiredzi.
“The permanent secretary urgently sent the National Rapid Response Team and the Provincial Health Executive of Masvingo to support the district health team on the ground since the outbreak has been declared a national priority.”
“The outbreak has gone beyond the World Health Organisation benchmark of control due to the quality of water available to households, few functional toilets and limited numbers of health workers to do both outbreak response and community health education,” she said.
The outbreak was reported in Manyise, Chingweme, Chifamba, Ranganai and Hasani villages. Dr Manangazira said Chiredzi district responded urgently and tested all cases, confirming eight positives as Vibrio Cholerae Inaba and seven negative, conducting sensitivity tests to see which antibiotics are resisted by the vibrio cholerae bacteria. — New Ziana.
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