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- Can Vaccines Break Cholera's Deadly Hold On Haiti?
Haiti is suffering the world's worst cholera epidemic, killing more than 7,000 people since the outbreak began in October 2010. One aid group is pushing for a vaccination campaign. But critics worry about its efficacy — and that it may distract from improving access to clean water and sanitation. - Cholera scare shuts down Harare courts
OFFICIALS scrambled to clear the Harare Magistrates’ Courts Friday following a typhoid and cholera scare. Police details ordered everyone out of the building just after 11AM saying the courts had been shut down due to a suspected cholera and typhoid outbreak. - Spike in cholera cases in DR Congo: UN
Cholera cases have soared in the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent weeks, the UN said on Friday, bringing the number of people infected in the year-long outbreak to 22,000 with 584 deaths. - Malawi faces cholera outbreak after floods lead to declining sanitary conditions
Inter Press Service reports on a cholera outbreak in Malawi's Nsanje and Chikhwawa districts, located on the southern border with Mozambique, noting that government officials have attributed the outbreak to declining sanitation conditions as a result of flooding in late January. - Waitsfield group helps lead cholera fight
Although it may not show its face often in the United States, the deadly disease cholera is alive and well. The World Health Organization reports an estimated 3 million to 5 million cholera cases annually, resulting in 100,000 to 120,000 deaths worldwide. Cholera can kill quickly and spread easily. - Alarming outbreak of cholera in the Central African Republic begins to subside
BANGUI and NDIMBA, Central African Republic, 3 February 2012 – Véronique Yassambatendji was awakened late one night in October when her husband began experiencing severe diarrhoea and vomiting. The 30-year-old mother of four brought him directly to the local health centre in Ndimba, where he was treated with oral rehydration salts. - Cholera fight in DR Congo receives USD 9 million from UN fund
Kinshasa, DR Congo, Jan 28 : The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) received USD 9.1 million on Friday from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to fight off cholera, which has affected more than 22,000 people and killed 500 over the past year in the central African country. - Malawi: Cholera Outbreak Hits South
[IPS] Nsjane - They survived floods and witnessed the horrific scenes of their houses, livestock, household items and gardens being swept away at the end of January. - How cholera bug invades the gut
London, Jan 29 (IANS) Scientists have figured out how cholera bugs invade our guts, infecting millions and killing more than 100,000 people worldwide every year, reveals a study. - Zimbabwe: Typhoid outbreak triggers fears of cholera
While no deaths have been reported in the last three weeks, the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights said Sunday that the government lacked urgency in dealing with the public health situation, and the outbreak could worsen. read more