By Talent Gondo | A 46 year old man has died from cholera in Stoneridge, Harare, the Harare City Council (HCC) ZimEye can reveal.

Michael Chideme, Harare City Council Corporate Communications Manager confirmed the death adding that the local authority was making frantic efforts to curb the spread of the disease.

“A 46 year old man died in Stoneridge but we are making frantic efforts to trace all those whom we think may have been in contact with the deceased,” said Chideme.

He revealed that council had deployed water bousers to Stoneridge while at the same time setting up emergency mobile clinics so that residents have easy and quick access to health services.

“We have set up emergency tents so that anyone with suspected cholera symptoms can be screened,” said Chideme.

Commenting about the cholera death on their website, HCC said Stoneridge is an illegal settlement.

“Council has been making frantic efforts to bring sanity in the area without much success because illegal settlers there have been resisting,” said the HCC.

“Council has always argued against illegal settlement because of the problems they present such as the spread of diseases.”

Caused by the bacterium called vibrio cholerae, the disease leads to dehydration and even death if untreated.

It is spread by eating food or drinking water contaminated with the cholera bacterium.