Cholera cases have surged this year and the disease could be making an “unwelcome comeback” as war, poverty and climate change create ideal conditions for it to spread, warned World Health ...

Cholera is a severe diarrheal disease caused by consuming water or food contaminated with the bacteria Vibrio cholerae. Symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting, which can lead to severe dehydration. It ...

As cholera continues to surge — and as vaccines remain in short supply — experts are warning about the global risk. Cholera is a bacterial disease typically spread by food and water, leading to severe ...

Recent disease modeling research challenges public health guidelines recommending conservative antibiotic use for cholera, suggesting that for some outbreaks, prescribing antibiotics more aggressively ...

Bangladesh launches a two-dose oral cholera vaccination campaign to protect 5.17 million people in high-risk areas from ...

The role that flies play in spreading cholera—a bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration—has been underestimated in Africa, which carries the largest burden of the disease. In a ...

Haiti on Sunday said at least seven people have died of cholera in a surprise return of the disease that comes as the nation is paralyzed by a gang blockade that has triggered shortages of fuel and ...

It is feared that a pensioner has passed away after contracting cholera - in what would be the first case of its kind in Britain for 125 years. The unnamed father of two, who was in his 80s, died on ...

Everyone aged one year and above, except pregnant women, will be eligible to receive the two doses free of charge. The second ...

The oral cholera vaccination campaign will begin today, targeting 51.75 lakh people in designated cholera hotspot areas ...