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South Africa records two imported cholera cases
South Africa has recorded two confirmed imported cases of cholera, the health department said on Sunday, as it called for vigilance.The cases were of ... World News -
Aid workers in Syria fear cholera spread if cross-border support halted
Humanitarian workers operating in the last opposition-held part of Syria fear a cholera outbreak sweeping the region will deepen further if the United ... Middle East -
Haiti’s cholera vaccination campaign complicated by gang control
Haiti on Sunday is launching a campaign to vaccinate more than 10 percent of its population against cholera, but gang control of large swaths of ... World News -
We've run out of cholera vaccines: WHO official
The global stockpile of cholera vaccines the World Health Organization helps manage is “currently empty or extremely low,” a WHO official said on ... World News -
Kuwaiti citizen tests positive for cholera after visit to neighboring country
Kuwait has identified one case of cholera from a citizen who returned from outside the country, the Kuwait News Agency reported on Friday.The Gulf ... Gulf -
South Africa’s Biovac Institute in new oral cholera vaccine deal
South Africa’s Biovac Institute has signed a licensing and technology transfer deal with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) to develop and make ... World News -
Lebanon launches cholera vaccine program
Lebanon launched a cholera vaccine program on Saturday as it struggles to contain the fast-spreading disease.Starting in the northern parts of Lebanon ... Middle East -
Israel detects cholera in reservoir in north
Israel has detected cholera in a reservoir in the north of the country, likely the result of an outbreak in neighboring Syria spreading, the health ... Middle East -
Poor access to safe water fuels cholera outbreak in Syria
Poor access to safe water has exacerbated a cholera outbreak rampaging across Syria’s war-battered provinces, where local authorities are struggling ... Middle East -
Cholera’s return to Lebanon exposes clean water crisis
Maha el-Hamed and her family can no longer afford to buy bottled water when the taps run dry - a regular occurrence in her refugee camp in northern ... Features -
Cholera spreading ‘rapidly’ across Lebanon: WHO
A deadly cholera outbreak is spreading “rapidly” across Lebanon, exacerbated by a prolonged economic crisis and crumbling infrastructure, the World ... Middle East -
Cholera spreads rapidly in Haiti, overwhelming local hospitals
Thousands of people across Haiti are becoming sick with cholera amidst a rapidly spreading outbreak that is straining the resources of non-profit ... World News -
Cholera outbreak hits Syrian refugees sheltering in camps in Lebanon
Syrian refugees in displacement camps are falling victim to a cholera outbreak in Lebanon, already suffering from an economic meltdown that has ... Middle East -
Cholera ‘spreading rapidly’ in Lebanon: Ministry
Lebanon warned Wednesday a cholera outbreak that has left five dead is “spreading rapidly” in the cash-strapped country, with cases rising after the ... Middle East -
Lebanon announces first cholera death since detecting the disease in October
Lebanon has recorded its first death from cholera as cases surge after an outbreak of the extremely virulent disease in neighboring Syria, the health ... Middle East -
Lebanon records first cholera case since 1993: Report
Lebanon has recorded its first case of cholera since 1993, likely the result of a serious outbreak in neighboring Syria crossing the porous border ... Middle East -
Syria records 39 deaths from cholera
Syria’s health ministry has recorded 39 deaths from cholera and nearly 600 cases in an outbreak spreading in the war-ravaged country that the United ... Middle East -
Millions left without healthcare access in aftermath of Pakistan floods: WHO
Millions of people have been left without healthcare access in Pakistan after floods ravaged swathes of the country, damaging around 10 percent of the ... World News -
Cholera outbreaks surging worldwide, fatality rates on the up: WHO
Cholera cases have surged this year, especially in places of poverty and conflict, with outbreaks reported in 26 countries and fatality rates rising ... World News -
Syria’s cholera death toll climbs to 29
A cholera outbreak in several regions of Syria has killed 29 people, the Syrian health ministry said on Monday in what the UN has called the worst ... Middle East -
Thousands of children in Syria at risk from cholera outbreak as death toll increases
Water shortages driven by climate change and conflict are putting thousands of children in north and east Syria at risk of cholera, with at least 24 ... Middle East -
Syria reports seven dead from cholera in first major outbreak in years
Syria’s first major cholera outbreak in over a decade has killed seven people and infected more than 50, the health ministry said, amid widespread ... Middle East -
Syria’s Kurds appeal for UN help after three die of cholera
Three people have died of cholera in northern and eastern Syria, the region’s Kurdish administration said Saturday, appealing for international help ... Middle East -
China’s Wuhan University reports cholera case, sparking fear of spread
China’s Wuhan University reported a case of cholera, spurring a rush to trace contacts and stem potential further spread.The district’s health ... World News -
Cholera outbreak kills 12 people in Niger, infects more than 200
A cholera outbreak in southern Niger has killed 12 people and infected 201 others across three regions, with heavy rains helping to further spread the ... World News -
Nigeria hit by deadly cholera outbreak amid rise in daily COVID-19 cases
Nigeria has been hit by a surge in cholera cases in recent weeks, focused on the country’s north and adding to a public health crisis accompanied by a ... World News
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