Cholera due to exposure in Europe associated with consumption of holy water from Ethiopia, January to February 2025.
In February 2025, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in London identified seven patients infected with the same multidrug-resistant (MDR) strain of Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1. At least four of the seven cases became infected in Europe. We aimed to review the epidemiology, identify the source and most likely route of transmission and provide recommendations to prevent further infections.
