A new outbreak in Angola , West Africa started on January 7, 2025, and it is likely to get worse as it spreads to more rural ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the cholera outbreak in Angola has now affected 17 out of the country's 21 provinces. According to the global health body, more than 14,000 ...

He said the country recorded cholera outbreak during the dry season with 21 confirmed deaths in Central Region alone, signaling a heightened risk with the onset of rains. He gave the caution in an ...

Infectious diseases specialist Diyani Dewasurendra was on assignment in Malakal, South Sudan, when a cholera outbreak began. She goes through what happened during the first 72 hours and explains why ...

Ethiopia has been experiencing an ongoing cholera outbreak since 2022, with nearly 60,000 cases and 726 deaths reported. The water-bound disease has now made its way into Europe as a handful of UK ...

As an individual battles a cholera infection, the bacteria end up in their faeces. An outbreak can happen when these faeces contaminate food or water sources, potentially causing infection in others.

Since the onset of the outbreak in January 2025, more than 14,000 cholera cases and 505 associated deaths have been reported, with 50% of the cases involving individuals under the age of 20.

The meeting marked the beginning of a renewed and reinforced partnership between the Government of Angola and WHO, with a central focus on intensifying the national response to the ongoing cholera ...

April 20, 2025 (KHARTOUM) – At least three people have died and 68 others have been infected in a cholera outbreak in the Al-Kalakla area south of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, a local emergency ...

The organisation's children's fund UNICEF said 40,000 cholera cases were reported from the end of September to March 18, "including 694 deaths country-wide, its worst outbreak in 20 years".

JUBA, (April 9, 2025) – At least five children with cholera in South Sudan have died on an arduous journey to seek medical treatment, after aid cuts forced their local health services to close in the ...