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The 2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak is an outbreak that has spread across Southern Africa. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It started in Machinga District in Malawi in March 2022. [ 4 ] The cholera outbreak in Malawi linked to cases in South Africa , the strains belong to the seventh cholera pandemic .
The 2023–2024 Zambian cholera outbreak, part of the 2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak, is currently one of the most severe health crises in the country's recent history, [1] with its origins traced back to January 2023. [2] The outbreak initially surfaced in Vubwi District in the Eastern Province and Mwansabombwe District in ...
The South African outbreak is thought to originate from two sisters that introduced it into the country after visiting Chinsapo in Malawi. [4] The initial cases were isolated to Gauteng. [5] As of 21 January 2024, 1499 (or 1395) [3] new suspected cholera cases were reported across all 9 provinces. [6]
Malawi and Zambia have had their worst outbreaks on record. 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 ...
A cholera outbreak in Syria has already killed at least 33 people, posing a danger across the frontlines of the country's 11-year-long war and stirring fears in crowded camps for the displaced.
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 ...
In response to the outbreak, the Zimbabwean government imposed restrictions on gatherings; funeral attendees were limited to 50 people, and no food could be served. People were advised to avoid physical contact and social events, as well as to maintain proper hygiene. [6] [7] Zimbabwe banned large gatherings in October in response to outbreak. [8]
It’s hard to mask a big cholera outbreak if people start dying, but the reporting lag is still cause for concern. “Agencies that were responding to the cholera outbreak are now withdrawing ...