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Around 300 people are confirmed dead in an outbreak of cholera in Zambia.
2024-01-11

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that the transfer of solid waste to landfills has stopped across the Gaza Strip because of insecurity and a shortage of fuel. The World Health Organization reports that the spread of infectious diseases including diarrhea and chickenpox are increasing rapidly, with medical organizations warning of the risk of a possible cholera epidemic.
2023-11-11

Thirty-four people are killed after a boat carrying migrants from Madagascar to the island of Mayotte sinks.
2023-03-13

At least 22 people are killed and two others are reported missing after a boat heading to Mayotte capsizes off the coast of Madagascar.
2023-03-12

Lebanon reports its first death from cholera since 1993 as cases rise to 26.
2022-10-12

The government of Nigeria announces that 61 people have died and 50 others have been hospitalized from a cholera outbreak in Yobe.
2018-09-21

Over 3,000 cases of cholera resulting in at least 31 deaths breaks out in a refugee camp for Burundians fleeing the recent political unrest in their country.
2015-05-22

An outbreak of cholera hits a refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo where thousands have fled fighting between M23 rebels and government troops.
2012-08-5

According to a study by a team of epidemiologists and physicians, evidence "strongly suggests" that United Nations peacekeepers brought a cholera strain to Haiti that has killed thousands of people.
2011-06-30

The UN confirms the first case of cholera in Mingora in the Swat District with many more cases suspected.
2010-08-14