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 ...

Cholera should no longer exist, yet it kills thousands of people every year. New analysis from international group WaterAid ...

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 ...

The UW School of Public Health and the department of environmental & occupational health sciences hosted their annual Omenn ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...