Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Key Takeaways Safe water practices and handwashing can help prevent ...

Cholera is a deadly diarrhoeal disease spread through ingesting contaminated food and water. Entirely preventable, it can kill within hours if a severe case is left untreated. The World Health ...

As many as 15 cholera cases have been reported in Dhararnagar area of Jamnagar city over the last three days, with officials suspecting that contaminated drinking water led to the outbreak. A ...

The African CDC has recently warned of a surge in cholera cases across the continent. Cholera, caused by certain strains of V. cholerae, is a waterborne infection that spreads rapidly, particularly in ...

Global cholera vaccine supply has now increased to a level sufficient to allow the resumption of life-saving preventive ...

A highly drug-resistant strain of cholera has been found in patients around the world, according to a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The World Health Organization has estimated ...

Cholera is making a comeback. A new outbreak in Angola, West Africa, started on Jan. 7, and is likely to get worse as it spreads to more rural regions. Thus far this year, there have been ...

Mozambique is one of the priority countries after devastating flooding in the southern African nation last month affected ...