Cholera tracker,
live on one globe.
Where cholera is spreading, what changed and how fast it is moving. Avos reads the world's health agencies and local press around the clock and tells you, in plain words.
Cholera remains high in Yemen and the DRC as a recent CAR outbreak is brought under control.
Cholera remains high in Yemen and the DRC as a recent CAR outbreak is brought under control.
Cholera remains high in Yemen and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Yemen has reported 8,034 suspected cases and 27 deaths this year, while the DRC has reported 51,412 suspected cases and 1,487 deaths since January.
A recent outbreak in the Central African Republic was rapidly controlled. Wayambo recorded 65 cases, including three deaths, and new water systems are being installed in affected villages.
Cases reported worldwide, per month
Cholera, as it happened.
October 2026
- 17SatA recent cholera outbreak in the Central African Republic was rapidly controlled; Wayambo recorded 65 cases and three deaths.This week
- 14WedThe Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 51,412 suspected cases and 1,487 deaths since January 2026.This week
- 13TueYemen reported 8,034 suspected cases and 27 deaths this year as cases tripled in three weeks.YemenThis week
- 13TueNearly 2,500 cholera cases were recorded in Cameroon's Far North, including 66 at Maroua hospital.This week
September 2026
- 30WedZambia declares an outbreak: 304 cases, 11 deaths.Zambia
- 29TueWHO: cholera deaths rose 30% in 2025.
Cholera, in brief.
High- Pathogen
- Vibrio cholerae
- Spreads by
- Water or food contaminated with sewage.
- Incubation
- 12 hours to 5 days.
- Treatment
- Oral rehydration saves most patients. Antibiotics for severe cases.
- Vaccine
- Oral vaccine, in short supply: about 80 million doses made in 2025.
- 1. SewageThe bacteria leave the sick in watery diarrhea.
- 2. Water and foodUnsafe water, or food washed in it, carries them.
- 3. InfectionSevere diarrhea within hours to days. Rehydration saves most.
- 4. Back to the waterWithout sanitation the cycle starts again.
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