Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Haiti fights losing battle against cholera

Plastic-sheeted cots for men, women and children are crammed side by side in a former hangar. At the cholera treatment center in the Haitian city of Carrefour, the sick have no privacy.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO says 'high' cholera risk in DR Congo capital

The World Health Organization Monday said there was a high risk of a cholera epidemic after flooding in Kinshasa, the teeming and ramshackle capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Medical research

Stopping cholera and saving lives

Daniele Lantagne is dedicated to combating infectious diseases, such as diarrhea, cholera, and Ebola. At the School of Engineering's Environmental Sustainability Lab, her approach encompasses laboratory, field, and policy ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

NASA investment in cholera forecasts helps save lives in Yemen

For the first time ever, measurements from NASA Earth-observing research satellites are being used to help combat a potential outbreak of life-threatening cholera. Humanitarian teams in Yemen are targeting areas identified ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cholera kills 11 in war-ravaged Yemen: UN

The death toll of a cholera outbreak in war-torn and impoverished Yemen has reached 11, out of 180 confirmed cases, a UN-led action group said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cholera claims 23 lives in Ethiopia: charity

Cholera has claimed the lives of at least 23 people in eastern Ethiopia, an area hit by major flooding, Save the Children said Thursday, warning that the epidemic could become uncontrollable across the region.

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