A long-term genomic study reveals that cholera bacteria are engaged in a dynamic evolutionary struggle with viruses that infect them, influencing both disease severity and global spread.

Experts have used a cutting-edge computational approach to discover the genetic factors that make the bacteria behind cholera so dangerous -- which could be key to preventing this deadly disease. The ...

Cholera remains a persistent public health threat in several crowded communities across Nigeria, particularly in urban slums, informal settlements, and areas where access to clean water and adequate ...

Global cholera vaccine supply has now increased to a level sufficient to allow the resumption of life-saving preventive campaigns for the first time in over three years, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, ...

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 ...

"Action is needed, not tomorrow, but really now," said Yap Boum of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. He's talking about a disease that has been around for centuries — cholera — ...

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Government of Japan, has concluded a one-year ...

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, has intensified efforts to curb cholera outbreaks in Lagos through a ...

Lack of access to clean water is a factor in the spread of cholera. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images It can be spread when people do not wash their hands with soap and water after defecating and then ...