Cholera has killed 15 people and made 547 sick in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, and the rising caseload is expected to grow as the rainy season starts, says the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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The outbreak began on September 28 but appeared to dissipate by October 20, with fewer than five patients reported weekly until November 5. But then the number of cases surged, with 136 in the week beginning November 26.
“The coming of the rainy season, coupled with inadequate water supply and sanitation, increases the risk of outbreaks in Lusaka and other parts of the country,” WHO said.
There is also a high risk of disease outbreaks in Zambia’s Nchelenge refugee camp, which holds about 60000 refugees, mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which was also suffering a cholera outbreak.
