Cholera kills 58 and sickens about 1,300 others over 3 days in a Sudanese city, health officials say

Cholera Kills 58 and Sickens About 1,300 Others Over 3 Days in a Sudanese City, Health Officials Say

CAIRO—A cholera outbreak in a southern Sudanese city killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days, health authorities said Saturday. The outbreak in the southern city of Kosti was blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water after the city’s water supply facility was knocked out during an attack by a notorious paramilitary group, the health ministry said. The group has been fighting the country’s military for …

In southern Sudan, cholera is spreading rapidly. Within three days, at least 58 people were killed and around 1,300 people were infected, reports the Ministry of Health. The cholera outbreak takes place in Kosti, a city more than 400 kilometers south of the capital, Khartoum. The city of around 350,000 inhabitants is located on the western bank of the White Nile River. Médecins Sans Frontières suspects that the outbreak is due to drinking contam…

Deadly virus outbreak kills 58 in three days as infection gets 'out of control'

An outbreak of cholera in the southern city of Kosti, Sudan, has killed 58 people and left 1,293 others ill between Thursday and Saturday, the health ministry has said

Cholera kills 58 and sickens about 1,300 others over 3 days in a

CAIRO: A cholera outbreak in a southern Sudanese city killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days, health authorities said Saturday. The outbreak in the southern city of Kosti was blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water after the city’s water supply facility was knocked out during an attack by a notorious paramilitary group, the health

Cholera kills 58, sickens 1,300 over 3 days in Sudanese city

CAIRO — A cholera outbreak in a southern Sudanese city killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days, health authorities said Saturday. The outbreak in the southern city of Kosti was blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water after the city’s water plant stopped due to an attack by a notorious paramilitary group, the Health Ministry said. The group has been fighting the country’s military for about two years.…

At least 58 dead and 1,300 others sickened after cholera outbreak over 3-day span in Sudan, officials say

Officials blamed the outbreak mainly on contaminated drinking water after a paramilitary group's attack stopped the city's water plant.