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Feb 25, 2023 · A young child is vaccinated against cholera in Haiti. A global surge of cholera cases has put one billion people in 43 countries at risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned this week. Three countries, this week alone, have reported outbreaks, WHO cholera team leader Philippe Barboza told reporters at a press conference on Friday.
Oct 31, 2022 · Published Oct. 31, 2022 Updated Nov. 1, 2022. A record number of cholera outbreaks around the globe, driven by droughts, floods and armed conflicts, has sickened hundreds of thousands of people ...
Jan 12, 2023 · The first cholera outbreak in Haiti was reported in October 2010, 10 months after the catastrophic earthquake that killed >200,000 persons and displaced >1 million. The 2010 outbreak resulted in >820,000 cases and approximately 10,000 deaths ( 1, 2 ). Nearly 12 years after the outbreak began, Haiti was declared cholera-free on February 4, 2022 ...
Jan 16, 2024 · Cholera cases soar globally; Malawi, Haiti deadliest outbreaks, WHO reports. The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths last year, UN agencies have reported. Eastern and southern African nations are among the worst affected, accounting for about 75 per cent of the fatalities ...
Cholera outbreaks can spread rapidly, cause many deaths, and quickly become a serious public health issue. It is nearly impossible to prevent cholera from being introduced into an area, but the spread of disease can be prevented through early detection, confirmation of cases, and a coordinated, timely, and effective response.
Dec 9, 2022 · Modern sewage and water treatment have virtually eliminated cholera in industrialized countries. But cholera still exists in Africa, Southeast Asia and Haiti. The risk of a cholera epidemic is highest when poverty, war or natural disasters force people to live in crowded conditions without adequate sanitation. Cholera is easily treated.
Recent major outbreaks are the 2010s Haiti cholera outbreak and the 2016–2022 Yemen cholera outbreak. In October 2016, an outbreak of cholera began in war-ravaged Yemen. WHO called it "the worst cholera outbreak in the world". In 2019, 93% of the reported 923,037 cholera cases were from Yemen (with 1911 deaths reported).
