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In 2021, 23 countries reported cholera outbreaks, mainly in the WHO Regions of Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. This trend continued into 2022 as 30 countries across five of the six WHO regions reported cholera cases or outbreaks.
Feb 25, 2023 · 25 February 2023 Health. 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...
Nov 30, 2022 · 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. As of 30 November 2022, 16 of these have been reporting protracted outbreaks.
Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the toxigenic bacterium Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 or O139. An estimated 1.3 to 4 million people around the world get cholera each year and 21,000 to 143,000 people die from it.
Jan 16, 2024 · The outbreaks were the deadliest in Malawi, in southern Africa, and Haiti, in the Caribbean. As of mid-December, 1,771 people lost their lives to the disease in Malawi, while 1,156 succumbed in...
Oct 31, 2022 · Where is there a current outbreak of cholera? Who is most at risk? – Deseret News. Health U.S. & World. Worldwide cholera outbreaks are ‘unprecedented,’ WHO says. Published: Oct 31, 2022, 2:00 p.m. MDT. View Comments.
Dec 9, 2022 · Overview. Cholera is a bacterial disease usually spread through contaminated water. Cholera causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. Left untreated, cholera can be fatal within hours, even in previously healthy people. Modern sewage and water treatment have virtually eliminated cholera in industrialized countries.
