WHO reports 300 cholera deaths in Sudan, warns dengue and meningitis rising
4 months, 1 week ago

WHO reports 300 cholera deaths in Sudan, warns dengue and meningitis rising

Al Jazeera  

More than 25 million people across the country face acute hunger as well as outbreaks of disease due to civil war. The humanitarian crisis caused by the civil war in Sudan has exacerbated infections, including cholera, which has killed more than 300 people, a World Health Organization official says. Due to the mass displacement, more than 25 million people across the country, or more than half Sudan’s population, face acute hunger and outbreaks of disease. War has raged in the country since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country’s de facto ruler, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, led by his former deputy Mohamed “Hemedti” Hamdan Daglo.

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Cholera outbreak in South Sudan ‘rapidly escalating’, aid group warns
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Cholera outbreak in South Sudan ‘rapidly escalating’, aid group warns

Al Jazeera  

Doctors Without Borders says fears growing that outbreak will spread from Upper Nile state to surrounding areas. An outbreak of cholera in South Sudan is “rapidly escalating”, a humanitarian group has warned, more than a month after the first suspected case was detected. Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, said on Friday that a total of 737 …

Sudan Grapples with a Health Crisis: Rising Cholera and Dengue Cases
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan Grapples with a Health Crisis: Rising Cholera and Dengue Cases

China Daily  

Cholera and dengue cases continue to rise in Sudan, with the number of cases reaching 21,806 and 1,329, respectively. The outbreak has affected 11 states, with Kassala State registering the highest number of cases. The health authorities have launched a campaign to combat the disease, but international and regional organizations and local authorities need to take immediate action to address …

Fast-rising cholera cases across war-torn Sudan alarm the U.N.
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Fast-rising cholera cases across war-torn Sudan alarm the U.N.

LA Times  

People line up in front of a bakery during a cease-fire in Khartoum, Sudan, in May 2023. Cholera cases in war-torn Sudan increased by nearly 40% in less than two weeks, according to the latest figures, alarming the U.N. health officials, who long warned about the outbreak and the lack of proper response since it was reported in July. Sudan’s …

Health Talk | Cholera concerns spread as disease incidence doubles in Africa amid vaccine shortfall
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Health Talk | Cholera concerns spread as disease incidence doubles in Africa amid vaccine shortfall

Hindustan Times  

On September 4, the World Health Organisation published new data on cholera for 2023, showing an increase in both cases and deaths, which underscores recent concerns raised by international health experts that the disease was increasingly becoming difficult to treat. The WHO data show, the number of reported deaths from cholera last year increased by 71% compared with 2022, and …

Thousands of children in Sudan at risk of cholera
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of children in Sudan at risk of cholera

China Daily  

Thousands of children in eastern Sudan are at risk of cholera following a major outbreak that hit the country in August, caused by widespread flooding and contaminated water amid a decimated health system due to the ongoing conflict in the country. The organization's teams are reporting a huge spike in cholera cases among children under five in El Damer in …

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, says Health Minister
4 months ago

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, says Health Minister

The Hindu  

Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement that at least 22 people have died from the disease, and that at least 354 confirmed cases of cholera have been detected across the county …

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says
4 months ago

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says

The Independent  

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Cholera outbreak in Sudan killed at least 22 people, health minister says
4 months ago

Cholera outbreak in Sudan killed at least 22 people, health minister says

Al Jazeera  

Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said. Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement on Sunday that at least 22 people have died from the disease, and that at least 354 confirmed cases of cholera have been detected across the …

Sudan health minister declares cholera epidemic
4 months ago

Sudan health minister declares cholera epidemic

Hindustan Times  

Sudan's health minister on Saturday declared a cholera epidemic after weeks of heavy rain in the war-torn country, in a video released by his ministry. Sudan health minister declares cholera epidemic "We are declaring a cholera epidemic because of the weather conditions and because drinking water has been contaminated," Haitham Ibrahim said in the video. He said the decision was …

‘Cholera is an indicator of poor hygiene in an area’
5 months ago

‘Cholera is an indicator of poor hygiene in an area’

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Cholera is a bacterial infection caused by vibrio cholerae, primarily affecting the small intestine. Prevention strategies include ensuring access to safe drinking water, improving sanitation practices, promoting hygiene such as washing hands and administering oral cholera vaccines in high-risk areas. Cholera remains a pressing public health concern, especially in regions lacking adequate sanitation infrastructure where overcrowded living conditions and …

Africa’s cholera crisis worsens amid extreme weather events
7 months ago

Africa’s cholera crisis worsens amid extreme weather events

Al Jazeera  

Extreme weather events that have relentlessly hit parts of Africa in the last three years have caused crises of hunger and displacement. In Southern and East Africa, more than 6,000 people have died and nearly 350,000 cases have been reported since a series of cholera outbreaks began in late 2021. Health authorities, scientists and aid agencies say the unprecedented surge …

Deadly cholera outbreak hits southern Africa: From transmission to vaccines, here's all you need to know
8 months ago

Deadly cholera outbreak hits southern Africa: From transmission to vaccines, here's all you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi are at the epicenter of the deadliest cholera outbreak in southern Africa in at least a decade. “And then in settings like refugee camps, where you have a concentration of people, the water that is being used is highly contaminated.” What is fueling Africa's current cholera outbreaks? There are a host of reasons for the rash …

Fresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Fresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Thursday declared the country’s debilitating drought a national disaster and emergency, saying it has devastated food production and electricity generation as the nation battles to recover from a recent deadly cholera outbreak. Like some of its neighbors, the southern African country is suffering a severe drought as the El Nino weather pattern worsens …

Cholera: An overlooked outcome of climate change
10 months ago

Cholera: An overlooked outcome of climate change

Al Jazeera  

Global warming is exacerbating the spread of a disease that should have been consigned to the dust bin of history a long time ago. We have seen repeatedly in different countries and communities climate-related intense tropical storms, heavy rains and flooding which damage or destroy water and sanitation infrastructure and cause untreated sewage to spill into clean water sources, and …

What’s fuelling the deadly cholera outbreak in Southern Africa?
10 months ago

What’s fuelling the deadly cholera outbreak in Southern Africa?

Al Jazeera  

A severe cholera outbreak is currently ravaging communities in Southern Africa, spreading across borders in what experts say is the worst such crisis involving the illness that the region has seen in a decade. Since January 2022, at least 188,000 people have been infected with cholera across seven countries in Southern Africa: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, South Africa and …

Famine looms in Sudan
10 months, 1 week ago

Famine looms in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

As war continues unabated in Sudan, an acute food emergency could kill hundreds of thousands of people by next year. “When we started, about 70 people would come to us for food … from several neighbourhoods,” Abdel Hay told Al Jazeera from Khartoum. “Eventually, we started to see more than 200 people coming each time we cooked.” Ten months into …

Zambia reels from a cholera outbreak with more than 400 dead and 10,000 cases. All schools are shut
11 months ago

Zambia reels from a cholera outbreak with more than 400 dead and 10,000 cases. All schools are shut

The Independent  

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A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000
11 months ago

A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000

Associated Press  

LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000, leading authorities to order schools across the country to remain shut after the end-of-year holidays. The Zambian government is embarking on a mass vaccination program and says it’s providing clean water — 2.4 million liters a day …

Zambia reels from a cholera outbreak with more than 400 dead and 10,000 cases
11 months, 1 week ago

Zambia reels from a cholera outbreak with more than 400 dead and 10,000 cases

LA Times  

Zambia is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000, leading authorities to order schools across the country to remain shut after the end-of-year holidays. The Zambian government is embarking on a mass vaccination program and says it’s providing clean water — 2.4 million liters a day — to affected …

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified
1 year, 1 month ago

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in an attempt to shield him from a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. The virulent bacterial disease is killing the young and the old in the southern African country, with health authorities reporting more than 150 suspected deaths and over 8,000 suspected …

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified
1 year, 1 month ago

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The virulent bacterial disease is killing the young and …

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150, infecting thousands
1 year, 1 month ago

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150, infecting thousands

LA Times  

These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in an attempt to shield him from a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. They said it was cholera.” Since the start of the latest outbreak, Zimbabwe’s Health Ministry has recorded 8,087 suspected cholera cases and 1,241 laboratory confirmed cases. The country of 15 million people …

Zimbabwe announces 100 suspected cholera deaths and imposes restrictions on gatherings
1 year, 2 months ago

Zimbabwe announces 100 suspected cholera deaths and imposes restrictions on gatherings

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe has recorded 100 suspected deaths from cholera and more than 5,000 possible cases since late last month, prompting the government to impose restrictions to stop the spread of the disease, including limiting numbers at funerals and stopping some social gatherings in affected areas. The government has also said people should stop attending open markets, some social …

UN says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan as conflict grinds on
1 year, 2 months ago

UN says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan as conflict grinds on

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever have been reported in eastern Sudan, where thousands of people are sheltering in crowded camps amid deadly fighting between the country’s military and a rival paramilitary force, the U.N. health agency said on Tuesday. According to the World Health Organization, 162 people suspected of having cholera were admitted to hospitals in Qadarif …

Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe
1 year, 6 months ago

Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — At least 17 people have died in a cholera outbreak in the Hammanskraal township outside South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, authorities said Wednesday. Health authorities are yet to confirm the exact source of the cholera outbreak, but poor waste water management and local government instability in South Africa’s capital city have been blamed for the situation. South Africa is …

Aid groups raise alarm as Sudan fighting eclipses shaky truce
1 year, 7 months ago

Aid groups raise alarm as Sudan fighting eclipses shaky truce

Al Jazeera  

Sudanese caught in the crossfire are struggling to find food, shelter, and medical care as the conflict in Sudan continues. Sudanese and foreigners have streamed out of the capital of Khartoum and other battle zones, as fighting shook a new three-day truce brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia. Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan, reporting from Khartoum, said that there …

WHO urges assistance to African nations facing cholera
1 year, 9 months ago

WHO urges assistance to African nations facing cholera

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — A World Health Organization official in Africa is urging more support to countries facing cholera outbreaks, saying the disease has the potential to “quickly explode” as rainfall persists in some areas. Dr. Patrick Otim, a WHO official monitoring emergencies, said cholera outbreaks were potentially dangerous because of the short incubation period and the involvement of contaminated water …

Cholera outbreak in quake-hit northwestern Syria kills two people
1 year, 9 months ago

Cholera outbreak in quake-hit northwestern Syria kills two people

Al Jazeera  

Two people have died and 568 non-fatal cases have been reported in the earthquake-hit areas of northwestern Syria. Two people have died of cholera in northwestern Syria after devastating earthquakes hit the region, emergency responders in the opposition-held area say. The total number of cholera deaths recorded in the northwest since the outbreak began last year has now risen to …

Amid cholera outbreak, health fears grow in quake-hit Syria
1 year, 10 months ago

Amid cholera outbreak, health fears grow in quake-hit Syria

Al Jazeera  

With the first cases detected in September, earthquake devastation risks new stresses, particularly in rebel-held areas. Aid groups and public health experts warn that a series of devastating earthquakes could exacerbate a cholera outbreak in Syria first detected last year. Across war-torn Syria, where the UN has estimated that 5.3 million people have been left homeless by the disaster, “there …

Malawi cholera outbreak death toll rises above 1,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Malawi cholera outbreak death toll rises above 1,000

Associated Press  

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi’s cholera outbreak has claimed more than 1,000 lives, according to the country’s health minister, who warned that some cultural beliefs and hostility toward health workers were slowing efforts to curb infections. Cholera had killed 1,002 people as of Tuesday, while 1,115 people were hospitalized from the outbreak that started in March 2022, Minister of Health Khumbize …

Worst cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi
1 year, 11 months ago

Worst cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi

Associated Press  

BLANTYRE, Malawi — The worst cholera outbreak to affect Malawi in two decades has now claimed 750 lives, a government minister said, while the World Health Organization chief described the southeast African country as among the hardest-hit amid ongoing global epidemics that are “more widespread and deadly than normal.” Malawi’s Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda on Thursday ordered the closure …

Worst cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi
1 year, 11 months ago

Worst cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi

Associated Press  

BLANTYRE, Malawi — The worst cholera outbreak to affect Malawi in two decades has now claimed 750 lives, a government minister said, while the World Health Organization chief described the southeast African country as among the hardest-hit amid ongoing global epidemics that are “more widespread and deadly than normal.” Malawi’s Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda on Thursday ordered the closure …

Syria receives cholera vaccines ahead of inoculation drive
2 years ago

Syria receives cholera vaccines ahead of inoculation drive

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria has received two million doses of cholera vaccines, the first to reach the country during a months-long outbreak, the country’s health ministry said Wednesday. Syria’s Health Ministry said the vaccines were from the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF and international organization Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The U.N. World Health Organization in October announced the temporary suspension of …

Children account for 40 percent of cholera cases in Haiti: UNICEF
2 years, 1 month ago

Children account for 40 percent of cholera cases in Haiti: UNICEF

Al Jazeera  

Approximately two in five cholera cases are among children in Haiti, the United Nations children’s agency said, as the Caribbean nation grapples with a deadly outbreak made worse by widespread violence and instability. UNICEF said on Wednesday that about 40 percent of confirmed cholera cases have been in children while nine in 10 were reported in parts of the country …

Haiti fears spike in cholera cases as fuel blockade lifts
2 years, 1 month ago

Haiti fears spike in cholera cases as fuel blockade lifts

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Cholera cases are overwhelming Haiti as experts warn the situation could worsen now that the country is bustling once again after a paralyzing fuel blockade that lasted two months. “Cholera cases continue to climb in Haiti.” At least 175 people have died and more than 7,600 have been hospitalized, the Pan American Health Organization said Tuesday, although …

Armed gangs ‘terrorising’ Haiti as cholera spreads: UN official
2 years, 1 month ago

Armed gangs ‘terrorising’ Haiti as cholera spreads: UN official

Al Jazeera  

UN coordinator in Haiti says nearly 200 murders were recorded last month as cholera cases are now reported in eight of 10 provinces. Armed gangs are “terrorising” residents in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, a United Nations official has warned, as deadly violence and instability continue to complicate the country’s response to a worsening outbreak of cholera. “The cholera situation …

Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots
2 years, 1 month ago

Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots

Associated Press  

BHANINE, Lebanon — Shadia Ahmed panicked as rainwater flooded her shack one night, drenching her seven children. “Cholera thrives in poverty and conflict but is now turbocharged by climate change,” said Inas Hamam, a regional spokeswoman for the World Health Organization. “I would spend the whole night taking her to the bathroom, giving her medication, washing and sterilizing her,” Ahmed, …

Cholera rages through Middle East and Africa amid vaccine shortage
2 years, 1 month ago

Cholera rages through Middle East and Africa amid vaccine shortage

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. “Malnourished children are more vulnerable to developing severe cholera disease,” Bertrand Bainvel, UNICEF’s deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, said in the statement. “In refugees’ camps and informal settlements, the population …

Cholera’s comeback in Haiti: All you need to know about the killer disease
2 years, 1 month ago

Cholera’s comeback in Haiti: All you need to know about the killer disease

Firstpost  

According to the WHO, 29 countries have reported Cholera outbreaks this year, up from under 20 for the previous five years combined. Apart from Haiti, the disease is also spreading quickly in war-scarred Syria and neighbouring crisis-hit Lebanon Paris: Cholera, which has made a comeback in Haiti three years after a devastating outbreak, is a highly contagious waterborne bacterial disease …

Lebanon warns deadly cholera outbreak ‘spreading rapidly’
2 years, 2 months ago

Lebanon warns deadly cholera outbreak ‘spreading rapidly’

Al Jazeera  

Health officials blamed the country’s poor sanitation and crumbling infrastructure, as the disease spreads from Syria. Lebanon has warned that a deadly cholera outbreak is “spreading rapidly”, with cases rising after the virulent disease spread from neighbouring Syria. Lebanon hosts more than one million Syrian refugees, many of them already poverty-stricken and living in crowded camps for the displaced that …

Uganda Ebola outbreak in 5 points - 23 deaths linked so far: 'No cure but...'
2 years, 2 months ago

Uganda Ebola outbreak in 5 points - 23 deaths linked so far: 'No cure but...'

Hindustan Times  

Uganda has reported 18 confirmed cases and 18 probable cases of Ebola so far, reported the country's ministry of health - fuelling fears of a spreading outbreak for which a vaccine has not yet been found. The Uganda health ministry has confirmed 18 cases of the Ebola disease from the Mubende, Kyegegwa, and Kassanda districts. A total of 23 people …

Cholera death toll rises to 29 in Syria as outbreak spreads
2 years, 2 months ago

Cholera death toll rises to 29 in Syria as outbreak spreads

Al Jazeera  

Health Ministry says rapid assessment testing confirmed 338 cases since the outbreak was first recorded last month. Rapid assessment testing confirmed 338 cases since the outbreak was first recorded last month, with the bulk of deaths and cases in the northern Aleppo province, the Syrian health ministry said in a statement on Monday. Suspected cholera cases have risen to 2,092 …

Growing cholera outbreak in Syria infects hundreds, 39 dead
2 years, 3 months ago

Growing cholera outbreak in Syria infects hundreds, 39 dead

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A deadly cholera outbreak in Syria has killed at least 39 people and infected hundreds more this past month, health officials said Wednesday, raising concerns about whether the war-torn country can put a stop to its spread. In areas of northeast Syria controlled by U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters, Jwan Mustafa, the top health official in the region reported 16 …

UN warns of ‘serious threat’ from Syria cholera outbreak
2 years, 3 months ago

UN warns of ‘serious threat’ from Syria cholera outbreak

Al Jazeera  

The UN says outbreak connected to ‘severe water shortages’ caused by drought, destruction of infrastructure. A continuing cholera outbreak presents a “serious threat” to people in Syria and the wider region, the United Nations has warned. In a statement on Tuesday, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria Imran Riza said the outbreak is believed to be linked to the …

Syria reports 2 dozen cases, 5 deaths of cholera
2 years, 3 months ago

Syria reports 2 dozen cases, 5 deaths of cholera

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — Hospitals in the Syrian capital have been put on alert after more than two dozen cases of cholera and at least five deaths were reported in the war-torn country, health officials said Monday. In areas controlled by U.S.-backed fighters in northeast Syria, the head of the health department in the region, Jwan Mustafa, reported three deaths and …

South Sudan and Kenya report cholera outbreak
2 years, 7 months ago

South Sudan and Kenya report cholera outbreak

China Daily  

A man washes his hands at a water tank placed at the entrance of a business premises in Nairobi, Kenya. In South Sudan, the Ministry of Health also reported a confirmed case of cholera from Bentiu Internally Displaced People's Camp. This is the first case to be reported in South Sudan since the devastating cholera outbreak in 2017, which affected …

Swine Flu, Ebola & Deadly AIDS: How Covid Compares With Other Viruses
3 years, 1 month ago

Swine Flu, Ebola & Deadly AIDS: How Covid Compares With Other Viruses

News 18  

The global death toll from Covid-19, which is set to pass five million, is already far worse than most other viral epidemics of the 20th and 21st centuries. In the 20th century, two major non-seasonal flu pandemics — Asian flu in 1957-1958 and Hong Kong flu in 1968-1970 — each killed around one million people, according to counts carried out …

Nigeria faces one of its worst cholera outbreaks in years
3 years, 3 months ago

Nigeria faces one of its worst cholera outbreaks in years

Associated Press  

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria is seeing one of its worst cholera outbreaks in years, with more than 2,300 people dying from suspected cases as Africa’s most populous country struggles to deal with multiple disease outbreaks. Cholera is endemic and seasonal in Nigeria, where only 14% of the population of more than 200 million have access to safely managed drinking water …

Cholera outbreak kills 325 in Nigeria this year
3 years, 5 months ago

Cholera outbreak kills 325 in Nigeria this year

India TV News  

A cholera outbreak in Nigeria has killed 325 people in 15 states and the capital Lagos between January and June of this year, according to health authorities. In an update on Saturday, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control said a total of 14,343 suspected cases of cholera were reported from 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory during the period, …

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