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Gweru investigates typhoid related deaths

A total of 10 730 suspected cases, 371 confirmed cases, and 68 deaths were recorded after the first outbreak reported in Glen View. During the 2018-19 outbreak, Glen View recorded a total of 10 730 suspected cases, 371 confirmed cases and 68 deaths

GWERU City Council is investigating suspected cases of typhoid following the death of two 17-year-old boys in Mkoba 12 whose deaths were suspected to have been caused by diarrhoea. Gweru mayor Josiah Makombe, however, quickly dismissed fears that their water was contaminated after laboratory tests showed it was clean. In 2018, Mkoba 15, 18 and…

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