The international medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said it receives at least 15 cases of suspected cholera daily at its treatment centre in Aburoc in South Sudan’s Fashoda State.

The head of mission, Marcus Bachman, said in a statement that the cases are part of an outbreak declared in the area two weeks ago.

Medical aid charity further said Aburoc hosts thousands of internally displaced people who fled conflict in different parts of the state.

According to the latest report released two weeks ago by the World Health Organization, 157 people have died of cholera since the epidemic was declared in June last year.

Roughly 3,500 cases have also been reported in the six states affected by the outbreak: Jonglei "centre", Eastern Lakes "west", Fashionable and Fangak "north", Central Upper Nile and Kapoeta "east".