New cholera outbreak hits Zambia

LUSAKA — Cholera has broken out in northern Zambia this week with at least 30 cases recorded in the past three days, a health official said on Wednesday.

“We have so far 30 suspected cases of cholera admitted at Mambilima Mission Hospital,” regional medical officer Lackson Ndhlovu told public radio station Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation.

The outbreak was reported in Mwense district, about 700 kilometres from the capital Lusaka.

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