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Cholera cases in Africa surge to 3 times higher than reported in 2022
The outbreak affects 24 countries with over 300,000 cases and 7,000 deaths, driven by poor water and sanitation amid the rainy season, Africa CDC said.
- Last week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said the African continent faces its worst cholera outbreak in 25 years and warned Thursday of more cases as the rainy season begins.
- Cholera spreads via contaminated food and water, and Angola lacks safe drinking water with only about 55% sanitation, raising transmission concerns, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said.
- So far this year, more than 300,000 cases and over 7,000 deaths have been reported across 24 countries, with five countries accounting for almost 90% of cases.
- Access challenges due to rocky, mountainous terrain are hampering response, though outbreak control measures have been activated in both Cameroon and Nigeria.
- Concentrated high-transmission areas are driving the continental surge, with Congo reporting the highest cases and Sudan, South Sudan, and Nigeria showing large regional spread this year.
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Cholera cases in Africa surge to 3 times higher than reported in 2022
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Cholera remains a “major battle” in Africa, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which warned Thursday of more cases as the rainy season begins …
·Richmond, United States
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Cholera cases in Africa surge to 3 times higher than reported in 2022
Cholera remains a major challenge in Africa, says the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency warns of more cases as the rainy season begins in affected countries. Cholera cases...
·Albany, United States
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