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Friday, 26 September 2025
Multi-country outbreak of cholera, external situation report #30 -26 September 2025 [https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/multi-country-outbreak-of-cholera–external-situation-report–30–26-september-2025]
Overview
From 1 January to 31 August 2025, a cumulative total of 462 890 cholera cases and 5869 deaths were reported from 32 countries across five WHO regions, with the Eastern Mediterranean Region recording the highest numbers, followed by the African Region, the South-East Asia Region, the Region of the Americas, and the Western Pacific Region. No cases were reported in the European Region.
In August 2025 (epidemiological weeks 32 to 35), a total of 57 215 new cholera and acute watery diarrhoea cases were reported from 23 countries, territories, areas (hereafter countries) across three WHO regions, showing a 16% decrease from July. The period also saw 758 cholera-related deaths globally, a 22% decrease from the previous month.
In August 2025, the average stockpile of oral cholera vaccine was 2.6 million doses, below the emergency stockpile level of five million.
Cholera upsurge (2021-present): https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/cholera-upsurge/ [https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/cholera-upsurge]
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