| the 2008 cholera epidemic in zimbabwe: experience of the icddr,b team in the field. | during august 2008-june 2009, an estimated 95,531 suspected cases of cholera and 4,282 deaths due to cholera were reported during the 2008 cholera outbreak in zimbabwe. despite the efforts by local and international organizations supported by the zimbabwean ministry of health and child welfare in the establishment of cholera treatment centres throughout the country, the case-fatality rate (cfr) was much higher than expected. over two-thirds of the deaths occurred in areas without access to treat ... | 2011 | 22106761 |