Children under the age of five remain the most affected group in Nigeria’s worsening cholera outbreak, which has infected 5,260 people and claimed 67 lives across 128 local government areas in 33 ...

A surprising new study reveals that what you eat could play a powerful role in fighting cholera, a deadly diarrheal disease. Researchers found that diets rich in certain proteins—especially casein ...

A PENSIONER died from a cholera-like disease after fears his death could have been the first from the illness in Britain for 125 years The dad-of-two, who was in his 80s, fell ill at home last week ...

A team of scientists and physicians at Mass General Brigham has developed a single-dose oral cholera vaccine and tested it in a phase 1 clinical trial, with results published in The Lancet Infectious ...

Following the recent opening of its new product development laboratory in Cape Town, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has given Biovac approval to begin clinical trials ...

Vaccine production must be expanded to combat this ancient disease, especially in Africa. But a lack of political will is holding us back Hakainde Hichilema is president of Zambia. Tedros Adhanom ...

Over the last year, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embattled by a new wave of conflict and atrocity crimes. At the beginning of the year, M23 rebels seized several regions, including ...

Made in Hyderabad oral cholera vaccine Shanchol, originally developed by Shantha Biotechnics and whose production resumed recently under a new management, has received World Health Organization (WHO) ...

According to Sudan’s Ministry of Health, cholera has already caused more than 2,500 deaths, with over 100,000 suspected cases identified across the country. ICRC teams on the ground warn that the ...

New global statistics have revealed cholera cases rose by 5% and deaths by 50% in 2024 compared to 2023, with more than 6,000 people losing their lives to a disease that is both preventable and ...

Cholera has returned to the global stage, with 31 countries experiencing outbreaks so far this year, more than 400,000 people affected and close to 5,000 deaths, according to the World Health ...

ABUJA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A cholera outbreak in Bukkuyum district of Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and infected over 200 people across 11 communities, residents ...