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Trust Freddy
Herald Correspondent
The country has recorded over 19 000 dog bite cases nationwide since the beginning of the year, latest data shows.
According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care’s latest Disease Surveillance Report, for the week ending September 8, 2024, there were 553 reported dog bite cases, with no fatalities.
Of these, 120 were attributed to vaccinated dogs, 135 to unvaccinated dogs, and 298 to dogs of unknown vaccination status.
The highest number of dog bites came from Masvingo Province, which reported 102 cases, followed by Mashonaland East Province with 80. Cumulatively, there have been 19 044 dog bite cases reported.
The report also highlighted that there were no suspected typhoid cases and no deaths were reported for the week ending September 8 2024.
However, the report also indicated that 7 933 cases of common diarrhoea were reported resulting in 10 deaths.
The fatalities were recorded at various hospitals-two at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital and one at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare, along with two each at UBH and Mpilo in Bulawayo, and two in Chiredzi, Masvingo Province.
Of the reported cases, 4 235 were under five years old.
Mashonaland West Province recorded the highest number of cases with 1230, closely followed by Manicaland with 1172.
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