Zimbabwe Records 553 Dog Bite Cases In A Single Week
The Ministry of Health and Childcare has released its latest Disease Surveillance Report, detailing cases of dog bites, malaria, common diarrhoea, and typhoid recorded during the first week of September 2024.
For the week ending September 8, 2024, there were 553 reported dog bite cases, with no fatalities. Of these, 120 were attributed to vaccinated dogs, 135 to unvaccinated dogs, and 298 to dogs of unknown vaccination status.
The highest number of dog bites came from Masvingo Province, which reported 102 cases, followed by Mashonaland East Province with 80. Cumulatively, there have been 19,044 dog bite cases reported, with no deaths.
In terms of malaria, there were 400 new cases and one death reported during the same week. Among these cases, 67 involved children under five years of age.
The provinces with the highest malaria cases were Mashonaland Central, reporting 168 cases, and Mashonaland East with 90. The cumulative figures for malaria now stand at 34,566 cases and 76 deaths.
The report also highlighted 7,933 cases of common diarrhoea, which resulted in 10 deaths. The fatalities were recorded at various hospitals: two at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital and one at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare, along with two each at UBH and Mpilo in Bulawayo, and two in Chiredzi, Masvingo Province.
Notably, 4,235 of the reported diarrhoea cases were among children under five years old. The provinces with the highest incidence of common diarrhoea were Mashonaland West, reporting 1,230 cases, and Manicaland with 1,172. The cumulative total for common diarrhoea cases has reached 249,119, with 127 deaths.
Lastly, the report indicated that there were no suspected cases of typhoid or related deaths this week, keeping the cumulative figure for suspected typhoid cases at 216, with no reported fatalities.
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