Cholera

5 articles published between August 30, 2025 and September 3, 2026.

A review flags acute kidney injury as an under-counted toll of Yemen's cholera crisis

Severe dehydration from diarrhoeal disease and sepsis can shut down the kidneys. In a health system with little dialysis, a review argues this is a preventable driver of death that surveillance is missing.

3 min read

Global cholera cases fell 17%, but DR Congo still accounts for a third of the toll

WHO's latest tally puts the 2026 year-to-date count at 58,740 cases and 732 deaths across 22 countries, down sharply from last year except in conflict-affected states.

3 min read

Preventive cholera vaccination restarts after three years, on doses from one manufacturer

Global oral cholera vaccine supply has roughly doubled since 2022, enough to release 20 million doses for prevention rather than outbreak response. Nearly all of it comes from a single company.

4 min read

ANALYSIS

Cholera killed 7,598 people in 2025, in fewer countries than two years before

WHO's year-end tally records 614,828 cases across 33 countries. December brought a decline — and the reported figures are known to be a fraction of the true burden.

4 min read

Cholera cases are down a fifth this year. Deaths are up by nearly half

WHO counted 409,222 cases and 4,738 deaths across 31 countries by 17 August. The divergence between the two trends is the finding, and it points at case management, not transmission.

5 min read

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