Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of cholera in Elegu Town Council, in Amuru ...

A cholera outbreak has been confirmed in Elegu town council, a bustling border town in Amuru district, northern Uganda. The ...

Clusters of cholera extending into Europe from Ethiopia are unusual, according to the researchers, though holy water consumption has been identified as a possible risk factor for cholera in the ...

People with type O blood enjoy a slightly lower risk of heart disease and blood clotting, but they may be more susceptible to ...

How is cholera spread? Typically, cholera is spread through the consumption of food or water contaminated with the bacteria, Vibrio cholerae. Usually, in an epidemic, it’s the faeces of an infected ...

To get cholera, a person needs to be exposed to a hefty dose of the bacteria that causes it, Vibrio cholerae. "As the infectious dose of V. cholerae O1 has been estimated to be 10 5 –10 8 ...

CAIRO (AP) — A fast-spreading cholera outbreak has hit Sudan, killing 172 people, with more than 2,500 others becoming ill in the past week.. Centered around Khartoum, the disease has spread as ...

A drug-resistant cholera strain has spread to multiple countries. It resists ten antibiotics, including two key treatments. The strain originated in Yemen. It has reached Lebanon, Kenya, Tanzania ...

Multiple British nationals fell ill with a drug-resistant strain of cholera after drinking holy water abroad. In Ethiopia, almost half of the country’s population – nearly 60,000,000 – don ...

The cholera epidemic is just the latest crisis for Sudan, where fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, has been spreading around the country since ...

One person dies, and six hospitalised after a cholera outbreak in Migori County, Health CEC Caleb Opondi confirms.