Consuming those soft shelled turtles may prove deadly
Cholera is a bacterial disease causing severe diarrhoea and dehydration, usually spread in water.Besides soft shelled turtles, aquatic hosts of V. cholerae include zooplankton, fish, shellfish, egg masses of midges, waterfowl, and crustaceans.
Jun 10, 2017, 12:14 PM IST
Yemen cholera toll reaches 605: WH0
The toll has rapidly increased after WHO put the figure at 532 and the number of suspected cases at 65,300 on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported.
War-ravaged Yemen witnesses 23,500 cholera cases, more than 200 deaths
Cholera is a highly contagious bacterial infection spread through contaminated food or water.
May 19, 2017, 18:24 PM IST
Cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen: State of emergency declared in Sanaa
Hospitals in the city, which is controlled by the Shia Houthi rebels, are crowded with cholera patients, the BBC quoted the Red Cross as saying.
May 15, 2017, 12:52 PM IST
Yemen cholera outbreak takes lives of 115 people
Hospitals are struggling to accommodate the patients as the influx is increasing day by day.
May 14, 2017, 16:36 PM IST
Iced tea consumption linked to increase in cholera risk in endemic countries
Patients with cholera were also more likely to always put ice in their water and to use sedimented river water for drinking, bathing, cooking, and brushing their teeth.
Apr 14, 2017, 23:05 PM IST
El Nino can warn on cholera outbreaks in Africa: Study
During the years when El Nino is warming the eastern Pacific, East Africa has about 50,000 additional cholera cases a year, new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests.
Apr 11, 2017, 11:23 AM IST
Indian peacekeepers in Haiti administered cholera vaccines
The UN has administered cholera vaccines to Indian peacekeepers who arrived in Haiti without being vaccinated, with the world body saying it is the responsibility of the troop-contributing country to ensure their personnel meet all medical requirements for deployment.
Jan 11, 2017, 11:52 AM IST
729,000 persons vaccinated against cholera in Haiti: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Haiti was nearing the completion of its vaccination campaign against cholera, having reached more than 729,000 people in areas ravaged by Hurricane Matthew.
Nov 29, 2016, 09:44 AM IST
Hurricane Matthew toll in Haiti at 1,000, buries dead in mass graves
Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti on Tuesday, whipping it with 145 mile-per-hour winds and torrential rains.
Oct 10, 2016, 08:58 AM IST
Why cholera is more deadly for people with type O blood
Cholera toxin hyperactivates a key signaling molecule in intestinal cells of people with the most common blood type and high levels of that signaling molecule lead to excretion of electrolytes and water -- in other words, diarrohea, the researchers found.
Aug 30, 2016, 11:21 AM IST
22 killed from Cholera outbreak in South Sudan
At least 22 people were killed in a cholera outbreak in South Sudan representing a case fatality rate of (CFR) of 2.49 per cent, the UN humanitarian agency said on Tuesday.
Aug 09, 2016, 22:34 PM IST
Over 200 cholera cases in Zambian capital Lusaka
Cholera cases in Zambian capital Lusaka increased to around 226 despite assurances by authorities that the waterborne disease is under control, the media reported.
Mar 17, 2016, 08:19 AM IST
Africa's Lake Victoria named major waterborne disease breeding site
People living on Lake Victoria's islands are at risk of cholera, typhoid, and dysentery as most of them drink water directly from the second largest freshwater lake in the world in terms of surface area.
Feb 16, 2016, 11:39 AM IST
NICED in talks with Bengal to launch cholera vaccine
The researchers wish to apply the preventive step to a particular area, such as in the Sundarbans, to assess the effect and crunch data. Cholera is endemic to Bengal.
Jan 15, 2016, 20:41 PM IST
South Sudan declares end of cholera outbreak: Report
South Sudan has declared itself to be free of cholera which had been spreading in the new-born state since last June, the media reported on Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2015, 18:44 PM IST
Infectious diseases killed 1,433 in China in September
A total of 1,433 people died from infectious diseases in China in September, with HIV/AIDS the top cause of death, according to figures released by the health authority on Saturday.
Oct 11, 2015, 10:46 AM IST
Iraqi authorities on high cholera alert
Iraqi authorities are taking strict measures to contain the outbreak of cholera in the country after the death of four people, officials said on Monday.
Sep 21, 2015, 17:58 PM IST
