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Wednedsay, 29 October 2025
Multi-country outbreak of cholera, external situation report #31 – 29 October 2025
Overview
From 1 January to 28 September 2025, a cumulative total of 518,324 cholera cases and 6,508 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 from the European Region during this period.In September 2025, a total of 45,765 new cholera and acute watery diarrhoea cases were reported from 21 countries across four WHO regions, showing a 27% decrease from August. The period also saw 601 cholera-related deaths globally, a 37% decrease from the previous month. As of 28 September, the preliminary number of deaths reported in 2025 has already surpassed the 2024 total of 6,028, which was itself a 50% increase on 2023.In September 2025, the average stockpile of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) was 5.2 million doses, exceeding the emergency threshold of 5 million doses during two weeks of the reporting period. This is the first time in three months that the average stockpile exceeded this threshold.Cholera upsurge (2021-present): https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/cholera-upsurge/ [https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/cholera-upsurge]
See the report in full: [https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/multi-country-outbreak-of-cholera–external-situation-report–31–29-october-2025]
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