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 | |||||
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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).