Officials in Beitbridge, 370 miles south of Harare, blamed the outbreak on water shortages and poor sanitation facilities. Cholera is a water-borne disease that causes vomiting and acute diarrhoea, and can rapidly lead to death from dehydration if not treated "There is a serious outbreak of cholera...
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