Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cholera outbreak kills 27 Burundi refugees in Tanzania: UN

At least 27 Burundian refugees fleeing weeks of political violence have died of cholera in Tanzania, the United Nations said Thursday, warning more could die without urgent action.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC: Multidrug-resistant shigellosis spreading in US (Update)

(HealthDay)—Travelers are bringing a drug-resistant strain of the Shigella sonnei bacteria to the United States and spreading it to other people, federal health officials warned Thursday. The report is published in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Antibiotic use by travelers may add to global spread of superbugs

Taking antibiotics for diarrhea may put travelers visiting developing parts of the world at higher risk for contracting superbugs and spreading these daunting drug-resistant bacteria to their home countries, according to ...

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