Read more cholera stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37512/cholera.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:18:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/58454/forget-swine-flu-5-pandemics-to-fear.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile the world panics over swine flu, many far more serious outbreaks lie in wait, reports Foreign Policy . Here are some you won’t see on TV—yet: Cholera: The deadly diarrheal infection is rampant in Africa, with infections shooting up 96% in 2006. The current outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed...http://www.newser.com/story/58454/forget-swine-flu-5-pandemics-to-fear.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 May 2009 10:00:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54986/zimbabwes-prisons-are-hell-on-earth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn Zimbabwe even a short prison term can quickly turn into a death sentence: Conditions are so unsanitary and food so scarce that dozens die daily, as revealed in a secretly shot documentary. Using smuggled cameras, the film shows rotting bodies and mass graves—and that's just in a single...http://www.newser.com/story/54986/zimbabwes-prisons-are-hell-on-earth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 10:51:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54446/presidents-half-brother-hospitalized.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama's elder half-brother has been hospitalized in Kenya amid an outbreak of cholera in the region, reports the AP. Malik Obama, 51, was taken to the hospital Tuesday, and a domestic worker of his was hospitalized for cholera last week. Malik is the son of Barack Obama Sr. and...http://www.newser.com/story/54446/presidents-half-brother-hospitalized.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Mar 2009 9:13:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50871/mugabe-buys-secret-58m-hong-kong-getaway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile his country battles massive inflation, unemployment and cholera, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has secretly bought a $5.8 million residence in Hong Kong, the Times of London reports. His wife recently spent some $80,000 on Vietnamese statues and $12,500 on a bag. When she recently discussed a...http://www.newser.com/story/50871/mugabe-buys-secret-58m-hong-kong-getaway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 8:03:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49438/zimbabwe-cholera-outbreak-now-infects-60k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZimbabwe’s cholera epidemic has now infected more than 60,000 people, a number the World Health Organization had previously pegged as the “worst case scenario,” the BBC reports. More than 3,000 have died from the disease since its August outbreak, and with Zimbabwe’s water, sanitation, and health systems in...http://www.newser.com/story/49438/zimbabwe-cholera-outbreak-now-infects-60k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 7:17:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48211/mugabe-acknowledges-cholera-epidemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRobert Mugabe has backtracked on his denial of the Zimbabwean cholera crisis, AFP reports. “He is acknowledging there is a problem,” said a UNICEF official who met with him today. “He recognizes there is a problem with the water and the sewer systems.” The admission comes as opposition leader Morgan...http://www.newser.com/story/48211/mugabe-acknowledges-cholera-epidemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Jan 2009 13:21:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47726/mugabe-liable-for-cholera-deaths-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPressure from nonprofits and watchdogs is mounting on the UN to intercede in Zimbabwe’s humanitarian crisis, GlobalPost reports. Physicians for Human Rights asserts that Robert Mugabe intentionally dismantled the country’s health and sanitation infrastructure, and is directly responsible for the cholera outbreak that has claimed 1,800 lives. The group...http://www.newser.com/story/47726/mugabe-liable-for-cholera-deaths-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 15:59:03 CST