The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Sudan has recorded the highest cholera-related deaths since the beginning of 2025.
During an online media briefing on Thursday evening, Yap Boum II, deputy incident manager for mpox at the Africa CDC said Sudan has recorded 71,373 cholera cases and 1,996 deaths, the highest number of fatalities among cholera hit countries in Africa.
Boum attributed conflict-induced challenges aggravating the spread of cholera in the country while hindering response efforts remain futile.
“Africa CDC has identified conflict-induced water-system failures, widespread displacement, and access constraints as major drivers of the rapid surge in cholera cases across Sudan this year,” Boum said.
According to the Africa CDC, all 18 states in Sudan are affected by the ongoing cholera outbreak, with current hotspot areas including the country’s capital Khartoum and Darfur.
It said Sudan’s elevated case fatality ratio of 2.7 percent against the continental average of 2.3 percent, reflects the critical strain on the health system as the country grapples with the dual burdens of conflict and a number of disease outbreaks.
Boum expressed concern over several challenges hindering cholera response efforts in Sudan, including the existing “very large caseload,” surveillance gaps. He said multiple rounds of oral cholera vaccine are being conducted in Khartoum and other high-burden states to curb the spread.
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