A Norwegian Cruise Line ship received permission Monday to dock at the main port of Mauritius after officials denied it entry over the weekend "to avoid any health risks." Concerns about the ...

Despite efforts to improve the availability of safe water and adequate sanitation, cholera continues to kill more than 100,000 people around the world every year. To combat this needless suffering, ...

The arrival of rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits for cholera in Malawi today signals the start of a global programme that will see more than 1.2 million tests distributed to 14 countries at high risk ...

What if you could put a drop of water into a miniature laboratory — not much bigger than a smartphone — and find out whether the water contains the bacterium that causes cholera? A simple test like ...

Mozambique intensifies cholera testing in Zambézia province following an outbreak that has resulted in 137 confirmed cases since February.

Clinicians should be prepared to treat cholera in travelers returning from countries with widespread cholera outbreaks, the CDC said in a Dec. 5 advisory. So far this year, the agency said there have ...

Public Health is investigating one mild case of cholera in the Cayman Islands. A press release from the health ministry on ...

The Mozambican health authorities have intensified cholera testing in patients suffering from diarrhoea in various districts of the central province of Zambézia.

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 ...

A high-protein diet rich in casein and wheat gluten could "disarm" cholera bacteria, cutting infection levels by 100-fold, a ...