WorldAfricaAfrica: cholera outbreak update

Africa: cholera outbreak update

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak
Threat LensBiologicalWorldAfrica
By Arianna Sottile

Victims

1222

Wounded

65496

Date

March 22, 2024

What happened

According to The Africa CDC’s Weekly Event-Based Surveillance Report, a total of 65496 cases (9702 confined; 55794 suspected) and 1222 deaths (CFR: 1,87%) of cholera have been from 15 Africa Union (AU) Member States (MS): Burundi (107;0), Cameroon (138;27), Comoros (419; 12), Democratic Republic of Congo (9699; 195), Ethiopia (7460; 54), Kenya (186; 1), Malawi (216; 3), Mozambique (6127; 11), Nigeria (318; 4), Somalia (4956; 60), South Africa (2; 0), Tanzania (1846; 32), Uganda (38; 1), Zambia (18938; 591) and Zimbabwe (15046; 231).

Where it happened

Main sources

https://africacdc.org/?s=weekly+event+based+surveillance+report

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