The use of cholera oral vaccine for containment of the 2019 disease outbreak in Sudan.

A cholera outbreak in Blue Nile and Sennar states, south-eastern and southern Sudan, took place during September-December 2019. An outbreak surveillance sample collection was made. Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa was isolated from clinical samples of all confirmed 200 and 132 cases in Blue Nile state and Sennar state, respectively.