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2 days ago · Cholera continues to affect an estimated 3–5 million people worldwide and causes 28,800–130,000 deaths a year. To date, seven cholera pandemics have occurred in the developing world, with the most recent beginning in 1961, and continuing today. The illness is rare in high-income countries, and affects children most severely.
1 day ago · New measures to tackle the global cholera surge. The rollout of rapid diagnostic tests and a new vaccine offer some promise in the fight against the growing number of cholera outbreaks worldwide. Cholera is both treatable and preventable, and decades of progress against the disease had raised hope in 2017 that cholera could be eliminated in ...
1 day ago · Abstract. Cholera outbreaks caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae present a significant global health challenge, with a notable increase in cases recently reported. The disease is characterized by severe watery diarrhea, leading to dehydration and potential fatalities if not promptly addressed.
5 days ago · A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000. Jan 17, 2024. South Africa records first cholera death in over a decade. Feb 23, 2023. Recommended for you.
5 days ago · LILANDA, Zambia (AP) — Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with tropical storms, floods and drought causing crises of hunger and displacement. They leave another deadly threat behind them: some of the continent’s worst outbreaks of cholera.
3 days ago · Black Death, pandemic that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351, taking a proportionately greater toll of life than any other known epidemic or war up to that time. The Black Death is widely thought to have been the result of plague, caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
2 days ago · In southern and East Africa, more than 6,000 people have died and nearly 350,000 cases have been reported since a series of cholera outbreaks began in late 2021. Malawi and Zambia have had their ...
