WHO: The number of cholera sufferers in the world has doubled

  The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the number of cholera sufferers recorded worldwide last year doubled. Cholera outbreaks have been reported in Afghanistan, Cameroon and Congo. Cholera outbreaks are triggered by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, and are transmitted through food and water. This epidemic causes diarrhea and decreased water in the body, and if not treated on time will lead to death. According to Deutsche Welle, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva has announced that the number of cholera patients has more than doubled in the last year. In 2022, 470,000 cases of cholera were recorded worldwide, while in 2021 the number reached 220,000. This figure is as usual, not the actual number, and the number of cholera cases is higher than the announced figure.

WHO estimates that there are between 1,300,000 and 4,000,000 cases of cholera worldwide each year, and around 143,000 people die from the disease each year. Cholera is also widespread in Africa. Sudan's Ministry of Health confirmed 18 deaths due to cholera in Al Qadarif Province, in the east of the country as well as 265 suspected cases of cholera. Meanwhile in Nigeria, since January until now, 2,860 cases of cholera have been recorded and the number of deaths due to this disease has increased to 94 people. Epidemic diseases such as malaria, polio, typhoid and monkey pox virus are also common in this country. Cholera disease, which is mainly transmitted through contaminated food or water, has symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting and severe weakness, which can cause death if not treated in time.