Haiti cholera mutations could lead to more severe disease: Strain is evolving to be more like virulent 1800s cholera
The cholera strain that transferred to Haiti in 2010 has multiple toxin gene mutations that may account for the severity of disease and is evolving to be more like an 1800s version of cholera, reports a new Northwestern Medicine ...
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Text messages help cholera fight in Mozambique
As Mozambique struggles to recover from the worst flooding in more than a decade, aid agencies are pioneering the use of mobile phones to distribute aid and, they hope, cut the cost of logistics in disaster ...
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Feb 21, 2013 |
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Cuba acknowledges 51 cholera cases (Update 3)
Cuba's Public Health Ministry on Tuesday acknowledged 51 new cases of cholera in the capital amid growing concerns about the illness' spread and disappointment in the diplomatic community over the government's lack of transparency.
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Jan 15, 2013 |
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Zambia sees new cholera outbreak
Cholera has broken out in northern Zambia this week, with at least 30 cases recorded in the past three days, a health official said Wednesday.
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Jan 02, 2013 |
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UN chief names special advisor for Haiti cholera
The UN chief on Friday named a US health expert as special advisor in fighting Haiti's cholera epidemic, which has claimed more than 7,750 lives and is widely blamed on UN peacekeepers.
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Dec 29, 2012 |
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Sierra Leone cholera death toll rises to 244
A cholera epidemic in Sierra Leone which was declared a national emergency in mid-August has claimed 244 lives and affected 14,521 people, said a statement from a special cholera task force Monday.
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Sep 03, 2012 |
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S.Leone cholera outbreak to worsen as rainy season peaks
Gripped by its worst cholera outbreak in nearly 15 years, which has already left 229 dead, Sierra Leone is likely to see cases triple in the next month as the rainy season hits its peak, estimates show.
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Aug 30, 2012 |
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Cuba declares cholera outbreak over
Cuba's health ministry said Tuesday the country's first cholera outbreak in 130 years is over after three deaths and more than 400 confirmed cases.
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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Sierra Leone cholera death toll rises to 217
(AP)—Humanitarian officials say the death toll from a cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone has risen to 217 people.
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Aug 23, 2012 |
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Cholera emergency declared in Sierra Leone
(AP) — An outbreak of cholera in West Africa has infected more than 13,000 people and killed at least 258 people in Sierra Leone and Guinea, authorities said as they appealed for international assistance.
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Aug 20, 2012 |
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Sierra Leone declares cholera an emergency, 176 dead
Sierra Leone's government on Thursday declared a cholera outbreak a national emergency after 176 deaths and 10,800 reported cases since January, health ministry sources said.
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Aug 16, 2012 |
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Sierra Leone says cholera killed 66 since January
(AP) — Sierra Leone's health ministry says a cholera outbreak has sickened more than 3,800 and killed 66 people since January.
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Jul 21, 2012 |
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S.Leone cholera outbreak kills 62 in less than a month
Sierra Leone's health ministry on Wednesday said an outbreak of cholera in the west African country has killed 62 people in less than a month.
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Jul 18, 2012 |
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Cuba cholera contained, no case in capital: blog
A Cuban cholera outbreak that has claimed three lives has been contained and no cases have been detected in the capital Havana, a pro-government blog reported Wednesday.
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Jul 11, 2012 |
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Embattled Sahel facing deadly cholera outbreak
The conflict in Mali could turn a cholera outbreak that has already killed 60 people in the Sahel this year into a serious regional epidemic, the UN children's agency said Tuesday.
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