Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lebanon announces first cholera case in almost 30 years
Lebanon's health ministry on Thursday announced the crisis-hit country's first case of cholera in decades.
Oct 6, 2022
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Syria reports 39 dead in cholera outbreak
Syria's health ministry has recorded 39 deaths from cholera and nearly 600 cases in an outbreak spreading in the war-ravaged country that the United Nations warned is "evolving alarmingly".
Oct 5, 2022
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'Worrying upsurge' in cholera worldwide: WHO
After years of decline, the planet is now witnessing a "worrying upsurge" in cholera outbreaks, the World Health Organization warned Friday.
Sep 30, 2022
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Syria cholera outbreak at risk of spreading: WHO
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of a "very high" risk of cholera spreading across Syria after the country recorded its first cases since 2009.
Sep 13, 2022
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Genetics
Study reveals why highly infectious cholera variant mysteriously died out
A new study reveals why a highly infectious variant of the cholera bug, which caused large disease outbreaks in the early 1990s, did not cause the eighth cholera pandemic as feared—but instead unexpectedly disappeared.
Jul 5, 2022
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Iraq announces first cholera death since new outbreak
A cholera outbreak in Iraq claimed its first victim Tuesday, with 17 new cases recorded in the country within 24 hours, a health ministry spokesperson said.
Jun 28, 2022
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Iraq confirms 13 cholera cases, scores suspected
A cholera outbreak in Iraq has infected at least 13 people and scores more suspected cases have been sent for analysis, most from the northern Kurdistan region, health officials said Sunday.
Jun 19, 2022
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Scientist probes flesh-eating bacteria for clues to next pandemic
A bout with flesh-eating bacteria can start out with a day at the beach, a hardly worrisome cut and then, in less than 24 hours, a raging infection fought with heavy antibiotics and gruesome scalpel work.
May 16, 2022
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First cholera outbreak since 2017 kills one in S.Sudan
Cholera has killed one child and infected 30 people in South Sudan, the first resurgence of the illness in nearly five years, health officials said late Saturday.
May 9, 2022
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Cholera kills over 2,300 in Nigeria's worst outbreak in years
Cholera has killed more than 2,300 people and infected thousands more, mostly children, in Nigeria since the start of the year, a senior health official said on Monday, in the nation's worst outbreak in years.
Sep 20, 2021
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