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WHO Reports Cholera Outbreak Affects Over Half Million People
(MENAFN) A cholera outbreak has impacted over half a million individuals in 2025, as revealed in the latest external situation report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The report highlights substantial yet uneven trends in the spread of the disease across different regions.
Between January 1 and October 26, 2025, a total of 565,404 cholera cases and 7,074 fatalities were recorded across 32 nations in five WHO regions.
The multi-country report outlined these figures, showing the significant spread of the disease on a global scale.
The highest number of cases was reported in the Eastern Mediterranean region, followed by the African region, South-East Asia, the Americas, and the Western Pacific region.
Interestingly, no cases were noted in the European region during the specified time period.
October data suggested a marked improvement in the outbreak's global progression.
In that month alone, 35,026 new cases of cholera and acute watery diarrhea (AWD) were recorded across 20 countries in four WHO regions.
This represented a 34% decline from September's numbers.
Cholera-related fatalities also saw a significant drop, with only 335 deaths reported globally in October, a decrease of 55% compared to the previous month.
Furthermore, the WHO noted a stronger global supply of oral cholera vaccines (OCV).
As of October 2025, the global stockpile of OCV reached an average of 7.9 million doses, remaining above the WHO's emergency threshold of 5 million doses throughout the reporting period.
The report highlights substantial yet uneven trends in the spread of the disease across different regions.
Between January 1 and October 26, 2025, a total of 565,404 cholera cases and 7,074 fatalities were recorded across 32 nations in five WHO regions.
The multi-country report outlined these figures, showing the significant spread of the disease on a global scale.
The highest number of cases was reported in the Eastern Mediterranean region, followed by the African region, South-East Asia, the Americas, and the Western Pacific region.
Interestingly, no cases were noted in the European region during the specified time period.
October data suggested a marked improvement in the outbreak's global progression.
In that month alone, 35,026 new cases of cholera and acute watery diarrhea (AWD) were recorded across 20 countries in four WHO regions.
This represented a 34% decline from September's numbers.
Cholera-related fatalities also saw a significant drop, with only 335 deaths reported globally in October, a decrease of 55% compared to the previous month.
Furthermore, the WHO noted a stronger global supply of oral cholera vaccines (OCV).
As of October 2025, the global stockpile of OCV reached an average of 7.9 million doses, remaining above the WHO's emergency threshold of 5 million doses throughout the reporting period.
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