Since 20 October, 15 patients have been admitted to hospital in Rugombo Health Center in western Cibitoke province due to cholera disease. Up to this 25 October, only nine patients are still receiving treatment while six others recovered and went back home. All of them are residents of Miduha sector of Rukana II hill in Rugombo commune of Cibitoke Province. According to hospital nurses, three people would have died before reaching the hospital. The local administration is investigating into the cases.

Residents of the locality report that the main cause of such disease is due to the lack of drinking water. "We draw water from Rusizi River as we live at 50 m from the river", says Kwizera Jeanine, a nurse in the health center. She says residents must cover a 7 km distance for having drinking water.

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