Sudan declares new cholera outbreak.

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The announcement of a new cholera outbreak in Sudan comes with 117 deaths in West Kordofan state, plus 7 confirmed cases and 838 suspected cases as of June 20.

Nearly four months earlier, Sudan had declared an end to a cholera outbreak that began in July 2024, spreading across 18 states, infecting more than 124,000 people and causing 3,573 deaths.

Cholera is an acute intestinal infection that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. It is spread by eating food or drinking water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

"The cholera outbreak is occurring against the backdrop of continued disruption to health services due to conflict," World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media.

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Sudan declares new cholera outbreak - Photo 1. — Sudan is suffering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises (Photo: AP)

According to the WHO Director-General, the combination of internal displacement due to civil war and the challenges of deploying aid teams to the region due to instability is making access to essential healthcare services difficult.

Tedros said the WHO is working to expand cholera treatment centers and oral rehydration solution delivery points. The organization is also coordinating the provision and installation of handwashing stations.

According to Human Rights Watch, Sudan has been engulfed in civil war for the past three years, killing tens of thousands of people, displacing millions, and creating one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

Prior to the current cholera outbreak, the WHO confirmed that the last case of cholera in this Northeast African country was reported on January 14th.

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