Skip to main content
. 2020 Oct 19;14(10):e0008800. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008800

Table 7. National livestock and wildlife deaths and human cases of anthrax based on reported disease outbreaks in Zimbabwe 2000–2018.

YEAR Wildlife deaths Livestock deaths Humans clinical cases & deaths
Site No. of outbreaks No. of cases No. of outbreaks No. of cases No. of outbreaks No. of clinical cases No. of deaths
2000 - - - 6 123 - - -
2001 - - - 19 217 - - -
2002 - - - 7 70 - - -
2003 - 12 169 - - -
2004 Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve 2 2822K 23 450 - - -
2005 - -
-
- 24 628 - - -
2006 - - - 20 312 - - -
2007 - - - 0 0 - - -
2008 - - - 2 4 - - -
2009 - - - 10 82 - - -
2010 - 11 55 - - -
2011 Mana Pools Natinal Park 1 160H 8 34 - - -
2012 - - - 13 238 7 34 7
2013 - - - 12 33 20 225 6
2014 - - - 12 113 20 77 0
2015a Zambezi National Park 2 16B, E 10 146 21 224 1
2015b Chirundu Safaris, Zambezi Valley 1 B
2016 - 16 131 22 230 1
2017 Zambezi National Park & Binga 1 16B, H 12 75 9 57 1
2018a Mana Pools National Park 2 155I 9 31 - 56 0
2018b Leopard’s Rock, Mutare 1 2Z
Total 10 3171 214 2911 99 903 16

Letter superscripts represent primary species affected in respective anthrax outbreaks: K–greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), E- elephant (Loxodonta africana), H–Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibious), B- African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), I–impala (Aepyceros melampus), Z- zebra (Equus burchelli).