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{{Short description|Cholera outbreak in Southern Africa}}
{{Short description|Cholera outbreak in Southern Africa}}

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'''The 2022-2024 Southern Africa Cholera Outbreak''' is an outbreak that have spread across Southern Africa<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-27 |title=Cholera outbreak in Eastern and Southern Africa {{!}} UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa |url=https://www.unicef.org/esa/reports/cholera-outbreak-eastern-and-southern-africa |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=www.unicef.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-25 |title=Africanews {{!}} Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe |url=http://www.africanews.com/amp/2023/05/25/cholera-kills-17-in-south-africa-and-a-further-9-in-neighboring-zimbabwe/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Africanews |language=en}}</ref> It started in Machinga District in Malawi in March, 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Cholera - Malawi |url=https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON435 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=www.who.int |language=en}}</ref>
The '''2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak''' is an outbreak that has spread across Southern Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-27 |title=Cholera outbreak in Eastern and Southern Africa {{!}} UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa |url=https://www.unicef.org/esa/reports/cholera-outbreak-eastern-and-southern-africa |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=www.unicef.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-25 |title=Africanews {{!}} Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe |url=http://www.africanews.com/amp/2023/05/25/cholera-kills-17-in-south-africa-and-a-further-9-in-neighboring-zimbabwe/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Africanews |language=en}}</ref> It started in [[Machinga District]] in [[Malawi]] in March 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Cholera - Malawi |url=https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON435 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=www.who.int |language=en}}</ref> The cholera outbreak in Malawi linked to cases in [[South Africa]], the [[El Tor|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.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=Anthony M. |last2=Sekwadi |first2=Phuti |last3=Erasmus |first3=Linda K. |last4=Lee |first4=Christine C. |last5=Stroika |first5=Steven G. |last6=Ndzabandzaba |first6=Sinenhlanhla |last7=Alex |first7=Vinitha |last8=Nel |first8=Jeremy |last9=Njamkepo |first9=Elisabeth |last10=Thomas |first10=Juno |last11=Weill |first11=François-Xavier |title=Imported Cholera Cases, South Africa, 2023 |volume=29 |number=8 |date=August 2023 |journal= Emerging Infectious Diseases|pages=1687–1690 |publisher=[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] |url=https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/23-0750_article |language=en-us |doi=10.3201/eid2908.230750 |pmc=10370840 |pmid=37352549}}</ref>


==Timeline==
==Timeline==
In March 2022, Malawi recorded first cases of [[Cholera]].<ref name=":0" />
In March 2022, Malawi recorded its first cases of [[cholera]].<ref name=":0" />


In January 2024, it was reported that around 300 people had died following a [[cholera outbreak]] in [[Zambia]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-11 |title=Zambia cholera: President Hakainde Hichilema urges people to move to villages |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67931876 |access-date=2024-01-12 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
In January 2024, it was reported that around 300 people had died following a [[cholera outbreak]] in [[Zambia]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-11 |title=Zambia cholera: President Hakainde Hichilema urges people to move to villages |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67931876 |access-date=2024-01-12 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Affected countries==
==Affected countries==

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*[[2023 Cholera outbreak in South Africa|South Africa]]
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-03 |title='SADC must pursue integrated measures to combat cholera' - Daily News |url=https://dailynews.co.tz/sadc-must-pursue-integrated-measures-to-combat-cholera/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Eligon |first1=John |last2=Moyo |first2=Jeffrey |date=2024-02-13 |title=Deadliest Cholera Outbreak in Past Decade Hits Southern Africa |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/world/africa/cholera-outbreak-zimbabwe-zambia-malawi.html |access-date=2024-02-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[Malawi]]

*[[Zambia]]
*[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
*[[Namibia]]
*[[Malawi]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Miggo |first1=Mictum |last2=Harawa |first2=Gracian |last3=Kangwerema |first3=Allan |last4=Knovicks |first4=Simfukwe |last5=Mfune |first5=Chalo |last6=Safari |first6=Jackson |last7=Kaunda |first7=John Thumbiko |last8=Kalua |first8=Joel |last9=Sefu |first9=Glory |last10=Phiri |first10=Elias |last11=Patel |first11=Parth |date=October 2023 |title=Fight against cholera outbreak, efforts and challenges in Malawi |journal=Health Science Reports |language=en |volume=6 |issue=10 |pages=e1594 |doi=10.1002/hsr2.1594 |issn=2398-8835 |pmc=10551271 |pmid=37808935}}</ref>
*[[Mozambique]]
*[[Mozambique]]
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*[[2023 cholera outbreak in South Africa|South Africa]]
*[[Eswatini]]
*[[Botswana]]
*[[Tanzania]]
*[[Zambia]]
*[[2023–2024 Zambian cholera outbreak|Zambia]]
*[[2023 Zimbabwe cholera outbreak|Zimbabwe]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Olatunji |first1=Gbolahan |last2=Kokori |first2=Emmanuel |last3=Moradeyo |first3=Abdulrahmon |last4=Olatunji |first4=Doyin |last5=Ajibola |first5=Folake |last6=Otolorin |first6=Oluwaseun |last7=Aderinto |first7=Nicholas |date=2023-11-27 |title=A Perspective on the 2023 Cholera Outbreaks in Zimbabwe: Implications, Response Strategies, and Policy Recommendations |journal=Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=243–248 |language=en |doi=10.1007/s44197-023-00165-6 |issn=2210-6014|doi-access=free |pmid=38010572 |pmc=11043271 }}</ref>
*[[2023 Zimbabwe cholera outbreak|Zimbabwe]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 6 July 2024

2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak
DiseaseCholera
LocationSouthern Africa
DateMarch 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]

Timeline

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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]

Affected countries

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Source:[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000 - ABC News". ABC News. 2024-01-18. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  2. ^ "Cholera outbreak in Eastern and Southern Africa | UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa". www.unicef.org. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  3. ^ "Africanews | Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe". Africanews. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  4. ^ a b "Cholera - Malawi". www.who.int. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  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 (August 2023). "Imported Cholera Cases, South Africa, 2023". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 29 (8). CDC: 1687–1690. doi:10.3201/eid2908.230750. PMC 10370840. PMID 37352549.
  6. ^ "Zambia cholera: President Hakainde Hichilema urges people to move to villages". BBC News. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  7. ^ "'SADC must pursue integrated measures to combat cholera' - Daily News". 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  8. ^ Eligon, John; Moyo, Jeffrey (2024-02-13). "Deadliest Cholera Outbreak in Past Decade Hits Southern Africa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  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. 6 (10): e1594. doi:10.1002/hsr2.1594. ISSN 2398-8835. PMC 10551271. PMID 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. doi:10.1007/s44197-023-00165-6. ISSN 2210-6014. PMC 11043271. PMID 38010572.


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