Health officials in Sudan say a cholera outbreak in a southern city has killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days.

Health officials in Sudan say a cholera outbreak in a southern city has killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days. Cholera is a highly contagious disease that causes diarrhoea,

Amid the ongoing cholera outbreak, the health ministry of Sudan ensured to implement measures to ensure that more people could be prevented, and those sick could be treated.