The number of deaths reached 580, the World Health Organization reported, noting new outbreaks of the disease in Niger and Thailand
More than 47,000 cholera cases were registered globally in September 2024, with the number of deaths reaching 580, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported, noting new outbreaks of the disease in Niger and Thailand.
In September, information about 47,234 cholera cases and about 583 deaths was received from 14 countries, territories and areas in three regions of the WHO, the organization said in a newsletter.
The number of contamination cases fell by 15% in this month compared with August, though the mortality rate climbed by 89%. The number of cholera cases reached 17,856 in Afghanistan, 15,047 in Sudan, 5,521 in Pakistan, 3,615 in Nigeria, and 2,706 in Yemen.
