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Thousands of Zimbabwe cholera deaths going unrecorded, aid agencies warn

guardian.co.uk: "The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe has killed almost 600 people, the United Nations said today, as aid agencies warned that thousands more are dying out of sight because of the collapse of the country's health service.

The UN's said the number of confirmed cases of cholera was 13,960, with 43 out of Zimbabwe's 62 districts affected."

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