Dar es Salaam, March 2 -- TANZANIA: TANZANIA has experienced one of the worst cholera outbreaks in recent years. Since September last year, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported cholera outbreak in 13 regions, namely Mara, Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Kigoma, Kagera, Singida, Simiyu, Shinyanga, Tabora, Ruvuma, Dodoma, Mwanza and Geita in Tanzania Mainland, with cumulatively 1,521 cases and 34 deaths.

Bukoba Municipal Medical Officer, Dr Peter Mkenda explained that the number of patients who were confirmed to have contracted cholera in Bukoba Municipal increased to 16 with two reported deaths.

The first cholera patient was reported on January 4, this year in Bakoba Wards Kafuti Street while other patients were reported from different areas. ...