Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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.

Medications

Haiti to test cholera vaccine

Haiti's health ministry is preparing to test a cholera vaccine on a hundred people, a year after an epidemic killed over 6,500 people, officials said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

West, central Africa in one of worst cholera epidemics: UN

The west and central Africa region is facing one of the worst cholera epidemics in its history, with over 85,000 cases reported leading to 2,466 deaths this year, the UN children's agency warned Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cholera epidemic spreads in Central African Republic

A cholera epidemic in the Central African Republic has claimed 16 victims, a health ministry spokesman said Saturday, as another source said it had reached the capital.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UN says cholera epidemic in Somalia

(AP) -- World Health Organization officials said Friday that famine-hit Somalia faces a cholera epidemic as dirty water and poor sanitation are leading to an increase in outbreaks of the disease.

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