2012 Sierra Leonean cholera outbreak

When

Feb 2012

Kind

Epidemic

Coordinates

8.50° N, 12.10° W

Description

cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone

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Cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone

As of 24 September 2012, a cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone had caused the deaths of 392 people. It was the country's largest outbreak of cholera since first reported in 1970 and the deadliest since the 1994–1995 cholera outbreak. The outbreak has also affected Guinea, which shares a reservoir near the coast. This was the largest cholera outbreak in Africa in 2012.

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