Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Haiti cholera outbreak kills 132 in 2014
Haiti's cholera epidemic has killed 132 people and may have infected nearly 15,000 others so far this year, a UN agency report said Wednesday.
Nov 26, 2014
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Guinea, hit by Ebola, reports only one cholera case
The health workers rode on canoes and rickety boats to deliver cholera vaccines to remote islands in Guinea. Months later, the country has recorded only one confirmed cholera case this year, down from thousands.
Nov 26, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
War between bacteria and phages benefits humans
In the battle between our immune systems and cholera bacteria, humans may have an unknown ally in bacteria-killing viruses known as phages. In a new study, researchers from Tufts University, Massachusetts General Hospital, ...
Sep 2, 2014
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Ghana cholera outbreak at 'staggering' level
A cholera outbreak in Ghana's capital has reached "staggering" levels, an official said Friday, blaming poor sanitation and overcrowded health facilities for the rapid spread of the disease.
Aug 15, 2014
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Should the world be scared of Ebola?
After AIDS, SARS, avian flu and the coronavirus, now Ebola is in the headlines and sparking panic. AFP asks health historian Patrick Zylberman if the world should fear a pandemic.
Aug 8, 2014
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Cholera kills six in northern Nigeria: state official
A cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria's Kano State has killed six people and infected scores, the state health commissioner said Sunday, although a local charity put the toll higher.
Jul 21, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cholera threatens thousands in South Sudan: agency
(AP)—An outbreak of cholera is putting thousands of lives at risk in parts of South Sudan, worsening the country's humanitarian crisis amid ongoing violence, the aid group Save the Children said Friday.
Jul 11, 2014
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Medications
Cholera vaccine is 86 percent effective, study reports
A cheap and easy to deliver oral vaccine against cholera is 86 percent effective in preventing the infection which causes severe diarrhea and can be fatal, researchers said Thursday.
May 29, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hundreds infected by cholera in warn-torn S.Sudan: WHO
An outbreak of cholera in South Sudan has killed 23 people and infected at least 670, aid officials said Tuesday, warning the outbreak of the deadly disease could still get worse.
May 27, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UN: Haiti has more cholera than any other nation
Haiti's cholera outbreak is still the worst in the world, the top U.N. envoy there said Monday.
Mar 24, 2014
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