Countries: World, Angola, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Source: World Health Organization Please refer to the attached file. Cholera upsurge (2021-present): https: //www. who. int/emergencies/situations/cholera-upsurge/ Global epidemiological update In March 2026 (epidemiological weeks 10 to 13), a total of 16 198 new cholera and acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) cases were reported from 16 countries across three WHO regions, representing a 17% decrease from the previous month and a 56% decrease compared with the same period last year (36 491 cases across 26 countries). In March 2026, the African Region reported the highest number of cases (8614 cases; 12 countries), followed by the Eastern Mediterranean Region (7566 cases; three countries) and the South-East Asia Region (18 cases; one country). No cases were reported from the Region of the Americas, the European Region or the Western Pacific Region. During the same period, 225 cholera-related deaths were reported globally, representing a 10% decrease compared with the previous month. In March 2026, the highest number of deaths was recorded in the African Region (222 deaths; 10 countries), followed by the Eastern Mediterranean Region (three deaths; two countries). No deaths were reported from the South-East Asia Region, the Region of the Americas, the European Region or the Western Pacific Region. From 1 January 2026 to 29 March 2026, a cumulative total of 58 740 cholera and AWD cases and 732 deaths were reported from 22 countries across four WHO regions. The region with the highest reported case count was the African Region (34 348 cases; 14 countries), followed by the Eastern Mediterranean Region (24 009 cases; five countries), the Region of the Americas (212 cases; one country), and the South-East Asia Region (171 cases; two countries). During the same period, cholera deaths were reported in the African Region (721 deaths), the Eastern Mediterranean Region (nine deaths), and the Region of the Americas (two deaths). No deaths were reported from the South-East Asia Region, the European Region or the Western Pacific Region.
World: Multi-country outbreak of cholera, epidemiological update #36 -30 April 2026
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