World May 27 New cholera outbreak kills over 170 people, sickens 2,500 more in Sudan By Fatma Khaled, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Feb 22 Cholera outbreak kills 58, sickens more than 1,000 people over 3 days in Sudan, health officials say The outbreak in the southern city of Kosti was blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water after the city’s water plant stopped due to an attack by a notorious paramilitary group, the health ministry said. By Associated Press
World Aug 19 At least 22 people killed in cholera outbreak in Sudan, health minister says The cholera outbreak is the latest calamity for Sudan, where tensions between the military and a powerful paramilitary group exploded into open warfare last year. It has killed thousands of people and pushed many into starvation. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Oct 19 War in Sudan has killed up to 9,000 people in six months, says UN aid chief Six months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group has created “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history,” the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
Health Aug 01 As climate change leads to more and wetter storms, cholera cases are on the rise Flash floods spread sewage into lakes and boreholes, washed away pipelines and sanitation infrastructure, and ruined roads integral to the delivery of supplies. By Blanca Begert, Grist
Apr 02 Mozambique works to contain cholera outbreak amid flooding after Cyclone Freddy By Tom Gould, Associated Press Weeks after massive Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique for a second time, the still-flooded country is facing a spiraling cholera outbreak that threatens to add to the devastation. Continue reading
Nov 16 Cholera overwhelms Haiti, experts warn outbreak could worsen as fuel blockade lifts By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Cholera cases are overwhelming Haiti and experts warn the situation could worsen now that the country is bustling once again after a paralyzing fuel blockade that lasted two months. Continue reading
Oct 29 Cholera cases, deaths spike in Haiti amid fuel and water crisis By Evens Sanon, Associated Press A rapidly spreading cholera outbreak is straining the resources of nonprofits and local hospitals in a country where fuel, water and other basic supplies are growing scarcer by the day. Continue reading
Oct 02 Haiti reports cholera deaths for first time in 3 years, prompting emergency response By Evens Sanon, Associated Press Haiti’s government on Sunday announced that at least eight people have died from cholera, raising concerns about a potentially fast-spreading scenario and reviving memories of an epidemic that killed nearly 10,000 people a decade ago. Continue reading
Apr 16 Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases By Victoria Milko, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press As the world focuses on the pandemic, experts fear losing ground in the long fight against other infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and cholera that kill millions every year. Continue reading