Ghana’s cholera outbreak has so far claimed the lives of 43 persons and a total of 480 infections, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said.The cholera outbreak, which hit the country in October 2024, ...

Mr . Edwin Afotey Ablade Odai, the Tema Metro Disease Control Officer, has cautioned the public against self-medicating when ...

Vibrio cholerae is the bacterium responsible for cholera, a severe diarrheal disease that can lead to dehydration and death if untreated. Understanding the epidemiology of V. cholerae ...

Government should identify risky areas and introduce the cholera vaccine. The two doses given are of importance as they give ...

Researchers have discovered that bacteria can sense threats in advance through a general danger signal. Bacteria detect when nearby cells are dying and proactively form a protective biofilm.

According to WHO, cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by consuming food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Access to safe water, basic sanitation and hygiene is ...

“Cholera is an acute diarrhoea disease that is caused by the bacteria ‘vibrio cholerae’. It thrives in areas with poor water, sanitation and hygiene wash infrastructure. “It is transmitted ...

Malawi has launched a five-year cholera control plan, aiming to reduce the disease's annual incidence rate by 90 per cent and achieve a case fatality rate of less than 1 per cent by 2030. Dubbed the ...

High-burden cholera outbreaks, spreading beyond the traditional cholera-endemic countries, have been reported since 2021 in ...

Oreh noted that cholera, caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, thrives in areas with poor water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure. The disease is transmitted through consuming contaminated ...