Zimbabwe : Nearly 200 cases of swine flu reported

Via The Herald :

" A suspected swine flu (H1N1) outbreak has hit Ngomahuru communal lands in Masvingo with nearly 200 cases of the disease having been reported in the area over the past three weeks.

Health experts are on the ground to assist communities and have also been conducting awareness campaigns in affected areas.Some of the worst affected areas, according to health officials, are Gunikuni and Mushawasha West and small-scale farming areas in Ngomahuru.

Several people were treated at Masvingo General and Ngomahuru Psychiatric hospitals.Masvingo provincial medical director, Dr Robert Mudyiradima, yesterday said they had sent samples to South Africa for testing."