Published 1 day ago • loading... • Updated 18 hours ago

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

A cholera outbreak in Kosti, Sudan, has killed 58 people and sickened about 1,293 others over three days, according to health authorities.
The outbreak was attributed to contaminated drinking water caused by an attack on the city's water plant, according to the health ministry.
Health authorities have initiated measures, including a vaccination campaign against cholera, to combat the outbreak.
Last year, cholera caused over 600 deaths and sickened more than 21,000 individuals in the region, as reported by health authorities.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

30 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Daily Mirror

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

18 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Arab News

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

21 hours ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Read Full Article

VOA News

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.…

22 hours ago·United States

Read Full Article

CBS News

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.

22 hours ago

Read Full Article

Latestly

Cholera Outbreak in Sudan: Waterborne Disease Kills 58, Sickens About 1,300 Others in Sudanese City

A cholera outbreak in a Sudanese city killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days, health authorities said Saturday. Cholera Outbreak in Sudan: Waterborne Disease Kills 58, Sickens About 1,300 Others in Sudanese City.

23 hours ago

Read Full Article