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2 days 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 ...
3 days ago · The first cholera pandemic occurred in the Bengal region of India, near Calcutta starting in 1817 through 1824. The disease dispersed from India to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Eastern Africa.
2 days ago · May 28, 2024. The World Health Organization reports there were 473 000 cases of cholera — an acute diarrheal disease that can kill within hours if untreated — in 2022. That is double the number from 2021, and it is estimated to have almost doubled again in 2023, now up to 700,000 cases. Currently, 23 countries are reporting cholera ...
4 days ago · The first victim of the cholera epidemic in Sligo died on August 11. Wood-Martin wrote that this event was preceded by an unusual storm, with “thunder and lightning, accompanied by a close, hot ...
2 days ago · Another pillar in the prevention of cholera outbreaks includes early and rapid disease detection and treatment. As mentioned in the diagnosis section, RDTs combined with APW have an 89% sensitivity and 98% specificity that can help with surveillance efforts and medical resource management to limit the severity of outbreaks ( 39 ).
1 day ago · Cholera is a severe and potentially deadly disease caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacteria, often contracted from contaminated water. In this video, we delve ...
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2 days ago · The symptoms of cholera—an intestinal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae—have been documented in texts dating as far back as the 5th century BCE. The first cholera pandemic ...
