‘People are scared’: Scramble to stop spread of cholera as rising cases grip France’s Mayotte
Cholera cases rose significantly in the last week in the French overseas territory of Mayotte, doubling over the weekend after health authorities issued an alert. A statement from health authorities issued on Sunday, April 28 said that there were 26 confirmed cases of cholera in the country, up from 13 on Friday, according to multiple media reports. Mayotte is an island and the poorest French department located north of Madagascar near the Comoro Islands, where a cholera epidemic is ongoing. The infectious diarrhoeal disease caused by a bacterium can, in severe cases, be fatal within hours if ...