2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak | |
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Disease | Cholera |
Location | Southern Africa |
Date | March 2022 – present |
Confirmed cases | >200 000 |
Deaths | >3000 [1] |
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. Rather than being a resurgence of a previously circulating strain in Africa, these cases likely resulted from the introduction of a new cholera agent from South Asia into Africa. [5]
In March 2022, Malawi recorded its first cases of cholera. [4]
In January 2024, it was reported that around 300 people had died following a cholera outbreak in Zambia. [6]
2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak | |
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Disease | Cholera |
Location | Southern Africa |
Date | March 2022 – present |
Confirmed cases | >200 000 |
Deaths | >3000 [1] |
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. Rather than being a resurgence of a previously circulating strain in Africa, these cases likely resulted from the introduction of a new cholera agent from South Asia into Africa. [5]
In March 2022, Malawi recorded its first cases of cholera. [4]
In January 2024, it was reported that around 300 people had died following a cholera outbreak in Zambia. [6]