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Dec 16, 2022 · Current Situation. Since 2021, there has been an increase in cholera cases and their geographical distribution globally. In 2021, 23 countries reported cholera outbreaks, mainly in the WHO Regions of Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. This trend has continued into 2022 with over 29 countries (Figure 1) reporting cholera cases or outbreaks.
Since mid-2021, the world is facing an acute upsurge of the 7 th cholera pandemic characterized by the number, size and concurrence of multiple outbreaks, the spread to areas free of cholera for decades and alarming high mortality rates.
Since 1 April 2024 and as of 30 April 2024, 52 526 new cholera cases, including 529 new deaths, have been reported worldwide. The five countries reporting the most cases are Syria (9 820), Afghanistan (8 754), Ethiopia (5 514), Yemen (4 276), and Haiti (4 204).
Feb 25, 2023 · An estimated 26,000 cases and 660 deaths have been reported as of 29 January 2023 in 10 African countries facing outbreaks since the beginning of the year, WHO said. In 2022, nearly 80,000 cases...
Jan 17, 2023 · Howard Larkin. JAMA. 2023;329 (3):200. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.23551. Editorial. Multimedia. Listen to. Cholera cases and cholera-associated deaths jumped globally in 2022 following years of decline, marking a resurgence of the ongoing seventh cholera pandemic, which began in 1961, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report.
Update on the global Cholera situation, within the 7th pandemic. 19 October 2023. Larger and deadlier outbreaks. Nr of countries with > 10 000 autochthonous cholera cases per year (2000-2023) Roadmap 2030. Roadmap Objective: reduce death by 90% 2017-2020: reduction in deaths: -90% 2020-2023: increase in deaths: +50%
