LUANDA (Reuters) - Three people have been infected with cholera following floods caused by weeks of heavy rain in southern Angola with more cases likely, the governor of a province on the border with ...

The African CDC has recently warned of a surge in cholera cases across the continent. Cholera, caused by certain strains of V. cholerae, is a waterborne infection that spreads rapidly, particularly in ...

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In response to one of the worst cholera epidemics to strike Africa in nearly a decade, Doctors Without Borders has organized the distribution of free chlorine and the United Nations is distributing ...

Luanda — At least 244 people died of cholera, out of 7,438 cases recorded in the country, from January 1 to February 22 this year, an official source told Angop. According to a health officials, ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Cholera remains a “major battle” in Africa, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which warned Thursday of more cases as the rainy season begins in ...

Cholera is caused by a water-borne bacterial pathogen called Vibrio cholerae that may be transmitted through the consumption of contaminated water or food. The rapidly developing, very contagious ...

A cholera infection doesn't have to be deadly, but it can be, especially in conflict zones such as in Sudan. A year into an ongoing outbreak, Sudan has so far recorded more than 65,000 cholera cases — ...