Cholera epidemic declared in Sudan: report
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A cholera epidemic has been declared in Sudan after weeks of heavy rain, the country’s Health Minister Haitham Ibrahim said in a video released on Saturday.
The decision was made in conjunction with authorities in Kassala state, UN agencies and experts after the cholera virus was detected.
“We are declaring a cholera epidemic because of the weather and because drinking water has been contaminated,” Ibrahim said, thenationalnews.com reported.