Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zimbabwe declares cholera outbreak after 20 deaths
A cholera emergency has been declared in Zimbabwe's capital after 20 people have died, the health minister said Tuesday.
Sep 11, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cholera 'stabilising' DR Congo capital: MSF
A cholera outbreak in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa is stabilising and moving in a downward trend, the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Wednesday.
Jan 24, 2018
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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.
Jan 15, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find correlation between hookworm infection, extreme poverty and poor sanitation in rural Alabama
Hookworm infection is commonly seen in resource-limited areas of Latin America, China and Africa, but problems with poor sanitation linked to extreme poverty also have resulted in a recurrence or persistence of the infection ...
Sep 07, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cholera: the plague of the poor
Cholera, which has hit war-ravaged Yemen with 100,000 suspected cases and 789 deaths, is a highly contagious waterborne bacterial disease which can kill in a matter of hours.
Jun 08, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zimbabwe bans street food over typhoid, cholera fears
Zimbabwe has banned street food vendors in the capital Harare after a typhoid outbreak blamed on poor sanitation and erratic water supplies.
Jan 06, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Suspected Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria: minister (Update)
Forty people have died in Nigeria in a suspected outbreak of Lassa fever in 10 states across the country, Health Minister Isaac Adewole said Friday.
Jan 08, 2016
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Health
Gender equality comes one toilet at a time
Across the world, 2.4 billion people do not have access to proper sanitation, including toilets and latrines, with nearly one billion people left to defecate in the open.
Nov 19, 2015
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Immunology
Intestinal worms 'talk' to gut bacteria to boost immune system
EPFL researchers have discovered how intestinal worm infections cross-talk with gut bacteria to help the immune system.
Oct 27, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nigeria on 'relentless' drive to eradicate polio
Nigeria will not relent in its campaign to stamp out polio until the crippling disease is completely eradicated, President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday.
Oct 26, 2015
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