Mozambique cholera: Why outbreaks have sparked unrest - BBC News

Misinformation about measures taken to tackle cholera outbreaks has led to violent protests.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsReality CheckImage source, YASUYOSHI CHIBAImage caption, Cholera outbreaks are common in MozambiqueBy Peter Mwai and Paul Brown BBC NewsFalse claims about the spread of a cholera outbreak in northern Mozambique have led to violent protests and deaths, according to health officials.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted instances in which misinformation about the disease has contributed to the unrest.

Through social media posts and local media reports, we've looked into some of these protests to understand what was behind the trouble.

Image caption, The death of a man in Gurue was recorded in a video obtained by the BBCIn one recent incident, a man was beaten to death in the town of Gurue in Zambezia province by people who falsely accused him of spreading cholera, according to health officials.

The event was captured in a graphic video seen by the BBC that has been circulating on social messaging apps and shows the body of a man with a large crowd looking on.

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