By the time of Tchaikovsky's death in 1893, the cholera bacterium had been isolated (by Filippo Pacini in 1854 and separately by Robert Koch in 1883) and people were educated in the boiling of ...

Malawi’s government launched a plan Thursday to stop cholera outbreaks by 2030. Officials say that if the government and international partners can effectively cooperate, they can greatly reduce ...

The country's worst recorded cholera epidemic was in 2008 and 2009, which resulted in nearly 100,000 confirmed cases and 4,288 deaths, according to the WHO. Zimbabwe battles cholera outbreak ...

To prevent the spread of the cholera outbreak in his locality, the Chairman of Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State, Rawlings Andaye, has distributed free drugs to all primary healthcare ...

"Rivers is particularly prone to outbreaks of acute watery diarrhoea and cholera during the dry seasons." The Rivers State Government has announced the death of nine people following a suspected ...

Cholera topped the list of disease outbreaks in Africa last year as a warming world increased both flooding and droughts in countries with the lowest health spending and fewest resources — often ...

The government says a fresh cholera outbreak has spread to eight districts, infecting nearly 300 people. Burst pipes left in disrepair for months and spewing human waste into the streets are ...

A suspected cholera outbreak in Nembe-Ogbolomabiri, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has claimed 18 lives, according to community sources. This was as the Rivers State Government also ...

The leading killer was cholera, with more than 3,700 reported deaths, followed by measles, which reportedly claimed about 3,200 lives. When looking at suspected cases, measles led and cholera ...

January 14, 2025 (KASSALA) – Sudan’s health ministry reported on Tuesday that cholera cases have surged past 51,000, sparking concerns of a renewed outbreak amid overcrowding in displacement ...

Zimbabwe’s ministry of health and child care has announce that the current cholera outbreak in the country has affected the districts of Bikita, Bindura, Chiredzi, Chipinge, Kariba ...

PORT HARCOURT: The Rivers State Government has said that nine people have died in a fresh cholera outbreak in the state. The government said the cases were recorded in two local government areas ...