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The cholera outbreak in the WHO African Region has affected 15 countries, however with response  interventions some countries no longer have active outbreaks. The trend across the region is on the  decline and is being closely monitored. As we are getting into the last months of the year, the  seasonality of cholera outbreaks are issues for countries to consider and there is need to enhance  preparedness and readiness, heighten surveillance and institute preventive and control measures in  communities and around border crossings to prevent and mitigate cross border transmission.

In Epidemiologic week 37, seven countries Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Mozambique, United  Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe reported a total of 388 new cases. Transmission is  currently active in 13 countries with no recent report of new cases from Eswatini (last case reported  April 18) and South Sudan (last case reported May 16).

Since 1 January 2022, a cumulative total of 239 835 cholera cases has been reported to the WHO  Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), including 4 314 deaths with a case fatality ratio (CFR) of 1.8% as of  17 September 2023. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, and  Nigeria account for 82.8% (198 632) of the cumulative cases and 80.1% (3 455) of all cumulative deaths  reported.