Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cholera death toll climbs to 45 in Zimbabwe

At least 45 people have been killed by cholera in Zimbabwe in the past three weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday, describing the strain as "multi-drug resistant".

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

S.Sudan cholera outbreak spreads, deaths rise to 39: WHO

Cholera in war-torn South Sudan has spread to another state, with at least 39 dead since an outbreak was declared last month, the World Heath Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.

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Cholera 'spreading rapidly' in Lebanon: health minister

Lebanon warned Wednesday a cholera outbreak that has left five dead is "spreading rapidly" in the cash-strapped country, with cases rising after the extremely virulent disease spread from neighbouring Syria.

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.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Red Cross: 1 million Yemenis at risk of cholera outbreak

One million people across three Yemeni cities are at risk of a renewed cholera outbreak and other water-borne diseases following the closing of airports and sea ports by a Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels, ...

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