Botswana on high alert over cholera

GABORONE, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The screening of travelers at Botswana's entry points has been intensified, as several African countries are battling cholera outbreaks, an official said Tuesday.

Botswana is yet to detect a case of cholera, Christopher Nyanga, the spokesperson in Botswana's Ministry of Health, told Xinhua in a telephone interview, saying the southern African country is aware of outbreaks in its neighboring countries.