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A severe outbreak of cholera has been reported in Zimbabwe since mid 2008, with so far over 92,000 cases and over 4,000 deaths. This outbreak has differed from previous outbreaks in being mainly urban and with a high case-fatality rate. Breakdown in the supply of clean water has been the main underlying cause but breakdown in health service delivery in Zimbabwe has also contributed to the magnitude and severity of the outbreak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents the response of the authors to comments on their study regarding the association between injections and HIV incidence. Investigation of the hypothesised importance of medical injections in the transmission of HIV in Africa; Difficulty in collecting data for the study; Problems in generating reliable responses to questions about sexual behavior.