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DR Congo cholera: WHO reports around 1,800 deaths since January

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WHO reported more than 60,000 cholera cases and around 1,800 deaths in DR Congo since the beginning of the year on 4 November 2026, AFP reports.

Micrograph of Vibrio cholerae.
Archive illustration; not a DR Congo sample from 2026. Tom Kirn, Ron Taylor, Louisa Howard / Dartmouth, public domain. — Tom Kirn, Ron Taylor, Louisa Howard / Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility — domaine public ; sans modification

The organisation is concerned about spread along the Congo River basin. The announced figures are cumulative and do not measure deaths on a single day.

MSF separately describes overlapping cholera, Ebola and other healthcare needs in the east. Conflict, displacement and difficulties accessing water and healthcare complicate the response.

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