1,514 Cholera-Related Fatalities Confirmed in 2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published its multi-country outbreak of cholera, external situation report #25, which indicates various countries continue to be severely impacted by this vaccine-preventable disease.

This year, a cumulative total of 116,574 cholera cases and 1,514 deaths were reported from 25 countries across three WHO regions, with the African Region recording the highest numbers.

In the Caribbean, a total of 1,298 suspected cholera cases, including 19 deaths, were reported in Haiti, especially noted in Cité Soleil and Arcahaie.

In March 2025, 517 cholera-related deaths occurred, highlighting an 8% decrease from February 2025.

The WHO announced some positive news on April 22, 2025: the average stockpile of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) had stabilized at 5.2 million doses, marking the fourth consecutive month with a stockpile above the five million doses needed for the emergency stockpile at all times.

However, the growing global demand continues to exceed supply, hindering efforts to control cholera outbreaks, respond rapidly to the disease’s spread, and implement preventive campaigns, according to the WHO.

In the United States, travel clinics and pharmacies currently have ample access to OCVs.