348 die of cholera in Sudan

Patients suffering from cholera receive treatment at a rural isolation centre in Wad Al-Hilu in Kassala state in eastern Sudan, on August 17, 2024. [AFP via Getty Images]

The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Sudan has risen to 348, the Ministry of Health announced today.

The outbreak has affected nine states, with a total of 11,079 reported cases, according to the ministry statement.

There are suspicions of dengue fever in five states, with two reported fatalities which are suspected to have been from this disease, it added.

Since June, heavy rains and floods in Sudan have contributed to the spread of cholera.

Sudanese officials declared a cholera outbreak on 12 August.

The war in Sudan has left the healthcare system unable to function and made the spread of infectious diseases even more challenging to tackle.

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