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LUSAKA. – Zambia, already facing its worst anthrax epidemic in more than a decade, has recorded new deaths caused by cholera, health authorities in the country have reported.
Four people died of cholera in the capital Lusaka in 24 hours, bringing the number of victims of this infection to 64 for the entire country since the start of the year.
According to the National Institute of Public Health of Zambia, 46 of these deaths were recorded in the capital, as well as < /span>, over the same period.1,600 infections
Acute diarrheal infection caused by the absorption of food or water contaminated by bacteria, cholera is on the rise on the continent, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Health Minister Sylvia Masebo said the government was distributing chlorine to purify water in areas affected by the epidemic and called on the population to respect strict hygiene measures.
These new deaths come days after the WHO announced that the country was facing its worst anthrax outbreak since 2011. Since the start of the year, anthrax has claimed four lives and 700 suspected cases in the country, according to the WHO. – AFFP
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