US EditionCholera 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.
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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…
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.…
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