November 28, 2024 (KASSALA) - Cholera cases in Sudan have surged past 43,000 with more than 1,100 deaths, the health ministry said on Thursday, as the country grapples with a major outbreak following devastating floods. The outbreak began in August after heavy rains and flooding created breeding grounds for the disease. The ministry reported 221 new cases and two deaths on Thursday, bringing the total to 43,490 cases and 1,187 deaths across 11 states. The ministry said that most new infections are among those displaced by conflict and flooding. River Nile state in northern Sudan has been particularly hard hit, with 7,215 cases and 134 deaths. On Thursday alone, 45 new cases were recorded in the state. In Kassala state in eastern Sudan, the number of cases has climbed to 8,066, with 240 deaths. Medical sources told Sudan Tribune that the epidemic is spreading among displaced people in Al Jazeera state, southeast of Khartoum, where fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has raged for months. Health officials in Kassala have launched a vector control campaign, including spraying, fogging, and health education. More than 110 tons of solid waste have been removed from a camp …
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