According to The Africa CDC’s Weekly Event-Based Surveillance Report, the MoH reported 22 new cases (4 confirmed; 18 suspected) and no new deaths of human anthrax from seven provinces. Cumulatively, 803 cases (29 confirmed; 774 suspected) and four deaths among suspected cases of cutaneous anthrax have been reported this year from nine of 10 provinces in Zambia.
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December 19, 2023