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Table 4 Reported human, livestock and wildlife anthrax cases and deaths in Zimbabwe between 2004 and 2023. Please note there are data gaps arising from non-availability of data

From: Modelling climate change impacts on the spatial distribution of anthrax in Zimbabwe

District

Human cases

Livestock cases

Wildlife deaths

Year

Source

Modelled Anthrax Suitability

Chiredzi

  

1500

2004

[9]

Marginal to moderate

Buhera, Chipinge, Mutare, Mutasa

37

2

 

2011

 

High

Mbire and Mt Darwin

40

5

 

2011

[60]

High

Hwange

  

5

2011

 

Moderate-high

Hurungwe

  

3

2011

 

Marginal-moderate

Buhera, Chipinge, Mutare,Mutasa

49

31

 

2012

 

High

Makoni

64

180

 

June 2013- January 2014

[40]

High

Hwange

   

2015

 

Moderate-high

Bikita

33

  

2020

[61]

High

Marondera

10

  

2020

[61]

High

Gutu

27

  

2020

[61]

High

Hurungwe

36

  

2022

[62]

Marginal-moderate