2023–2024 Zimbabwe cholera outbreak
| 2023–2024 Zimbabwean cholera outbreak | |
|---|---|
| Disease | cholera |
| Source | vibrio cholerae |
| Location | Zimbabwe |
| Index case | Malawi |
| Date | 12 February 2023 |
Type | diarrhoeal disease |
| Confirmed cases | not set |
| Suspected cases‡ | >20,000 |
| Hospitalised cases | 109 (outdated) |
Deaths | 370 |
| Fatality rate | <1.85% |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
A cholera outbreak started in Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe. The outbreak is thought to have started on 12 February 2023. As of now it has a geographic coverage of 45 out of 62 districts.