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Thursday, 20 March 2025
SITUATION REPORT
Multi-country cholera outbreak, external situation report #24 -20 March 2025 [https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/multi-country-cholera-outbreak–external-situation-report–24–20-march-2025]
From 1 January to 23 February 2025, a cumulative total of 70 488 cholera cases and 808 deaths were reported from 23 countries across three WHO regions. In February 2025 (epidemiological weeks 5 to 8), a total of 32 613 new cholera and/or acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) cases were reported from 21 countries, territories, and areas across three WHO regions, reflecting a 14% decrease from January 2025. The period also saw 459 cholera-related deaths globally, highlighting a 32% increase from the previous month.
In February, Oral Cholera Vaccine production remained at a high level, reflecting significant efforts by the supplier and partners: The introduction and prequalification of an improved vaccine formulation and manufacturing process earlier in 2024 allowed the average stockpile to stabilize at 5.5 million doses in February, the third consecutive month above the five million needed for emergency stockpile at all times. However, growing global demand continues to exceed supply, hindering efforts to control cholera outbreaks, respond rapidly to the disease’s spread, and implement preventative campaigns.
Conflict, mass displacement, disasters from natural hazards, and climate change have intensified outbreaks, particularly in rural and flood-affected areas, where poor infrastructure and limited healthcare access delay treatment. These cross-border factors have made cholera outbreaks increasingly complex and harder to control.
Full situation report:
Multi-country cholera outbreak, external situation report #24 -20 March 2025 [https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/multi-country-cholera-outbreak–external-situation-report–24–20-march-2025]
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