2023—2024 cholera outbreak in South Africa
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On 1 February, 2023, a cholera outbreak began in South Africa.[1][2] As of 3 March 2024, 1395 cases had been reported.[3][1]
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2023-2024 South African cholera outbreak | |
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Disease | Cholera |
Virus strain | Vibrio cholerae |
Source | Introduced into the country |
Location | South Africa |
Arrival date | 29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) |
Suspected cases‡ | 1499 (or 1395) |
Deaths | 47 |
Fatality rate | 3.4 |
‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. |
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