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South Africa has been experiencing an outbreak of the cholera disease across various provinces since the beginning of 2023. Gauteng, Free State and Limpopo recorded cholera cases since 5 February 2023. Cholera is an acute diarrhoea infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae bacteria. World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that cholera takes between 12 hours and five days to show symptoms such as watery diarrhoea, vomiting and thirst among others after ingesting contaminated food or water and affects both children and adults. According to WHO, researchers have estimated that each year there are 1,3 to 1,4 million cases and 21 000 to 143 000 deaths worldwide due to cholera. By 2030, WHO aims to eliminate cholera deaths by 90% and eliminate cholera in 20 countries.

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