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Cholera Outbreak Is Spreading Exponentially in Africa, WHO Warns

  • Ten African countries have suffered outbreaks since January
  • This may become worst year for cholera in Africa in a decade
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Africa is facing an exponential rise in cholera cases, with infections in the single month of January already at a third of the level reached in the whole of 2022, according to the World Health Organization.

Climate change, armed conflict and large gaps in vaccination due to the Covid-19 pandemic have added to the risk of cholera outbreaks in communities that have low pre-existing immunity. If the current trend continues, this may be the worst year for cholera in Africa in more than a decade.