NAIROBI, Kenya — Cholera remains a “major battle” in Africa, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which warned Thursday of more cases as the rainy season begins in most affected countries.

The Africa CDC said the number of cases of cholera stands at three times higher than those reported in 2022. Five countries account for almost 90% of the more than 300,000 cases reported so far this year, it said, with more than 7,000 people dying from the disease.