2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak explained

2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak
Disease:Cholera
Location:Southern Africa
Date:March 2022 – present
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Confirmed Cases:>200 000
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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]

Timeline

In March 2022, Malawi recorded its first cases of cholera.

In January 2024, it was reported that around 300 people had died following a cholera outbreak in Zambia.[6]

Affected countries

Source:[7] [8]

References

  1. Web site: 2024-01-18 . A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000 - ABC News . . 2024-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118235549/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/zambia-reels-cholera-outbreak-400-dead-10000-cases-106444444 . 2024-01-18 .
  2. Web site: 2023-03-27 . Cholera outbreak in Eastern and Southern Africa UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa . 2023-10-21 . www.unicef.org . en.
  3. Web site: 2023-05-25 . Africanews Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe . 2023-10-21 . Africanews . en.
  4. Web site: Cholera - Malawi . 2023-10-21 . www.who.int . en.
  5. Smith . Anthony M. . Sekwadi . Phuti . Erasmus . Linda K. . Lee . Christine C. . Stroika . Steven G. . Ndzabandzaba . Sinenhlanhla . Alex . Vinitha . Nel . Jeremy . Njamkepo . Elisabeth . Thomas . Juno . Weill . François-Xavier . Imported Cholera Cases, South Africa, 2023 . 29 . 8 . August 2023 . Emerging Infectious Diseases. 1687–1690 . . en-us . 10.3201/eid2908.230750 . 10370840 . 37352549.
  6. News: 2024-01-11 . Zambia cholera: President Hakainde Hichilema urges people to move to villages . 2024-01-12 . BBC News . en-GB.
  7. Web site: 2024-02-03 . 'SADC must pursue integrated measures to combat cholera' - Daily News . 2024-02-11 . en-US.
  8. News: Eligon . John . Moyo . Jeffrey . 2024-02-13 . Deadliest Cholera Outbreak in Past Decade Hits Southern Africa . 2024-02-15 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  9. Miggo . Mictum . Harawa . Gracian . Kangwerema . Allan . Knovicks . Simfukwe . Mfune . Chalo . Safari . Jackson . Kaunda . John Thumbiko . Kalua . Joel . Sefu . Glory . Phiri . Elias . Patel . Parth . October 2023 . Fight against cholera outbreak, efforts and challenges in Malawi . Health Science Reports . en . 6 . 10 . e1594 . 10.1002/hsr2.1594 . 2398-8835 . 10551271 . 37808935.
  10. Olatunji . Gbolahan . Kokori . Emmanuel . Moradeyo . Abdulrahmon . Olatunji . Doyin . Ajibola . Folake . Otolorin . Oluwaseun . Aderinto . Nicholas . 2023-11-27 . A Perspective on the 2023 Cholera Outbreaks in Zimbabwe: Implications, Response Strategies, and Policy Recommendations . Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health . 14 . 1 . 243–248 . en . 10.1007/s44197-023-00165-6 . 2210-6014. free . 38010572 . 11043271 .

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