RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Zimbabwe - Epidemic

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-01-20, 16:01:46 [UTC] Ref.no.: EP-20100120-24632-ZWE Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-03-02 at 06:34:51 [UTC] Event: Epidemic Location: Zimbabwe Murwira area Bikita Number of Deads: 110 person(s) Number of Infected: 1500 person(s) Situation: At least 110 children have now died from measles in Zimbabwe. The World Health Organisation said on Monday there have been 1500 cases of measles in Zimbabwe since late last year. Local reports said 46 of the 110 children’s deaths were in the last fort night in the central districts of Gokwe north and south. The deaths are being blamed on the apostolic sects. Locally they are known for wearing beards, white robes and carrying sticks. Many of them oppose mainstream medical interventions like vaccinations. Health officials have embarked on a vaccination drive but there are fears Zimbabwe’s chronic power cuts are seriously threatening the vaccines effectiveness as clinics and hospitals cannot keep them cold. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu