The arrival of rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits for cholera in Malawi today signals the start of a global programme that will see more than 1.2 million tests distributed to 14 countries at high risk ...
Healthcare workers launch the second phase of cholera vaccination amid a raging outbreak. Our Staff Writer JAMES CHAVULA explains why the emergency campaign matters. January 8 was a dark Thursday in ...
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) include targets for safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), which are critical in preventing cholera, a persistent health threat ...
As cholera continues to surge — and as vaccines remain in short supply — experts are warning about the global risk. Cholera is a bacterial disease typically spread by food and water, leading to severe ...
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) include targets for safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), which are critical in preventing cholera, a persistent health threat ...
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Tackling cholera in Bayelsa with mass vaccination
Residents of Bayelsa State heaved a sigh of relief as the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently commenced mass vaccination against cholera. Several communities in the state had been recently ...
An unprecedented shortage of cholera vaccine has public health experts fearing that a recent surge of outbreaks across developing countries will only worsen, a situation they argue is as regrettable ...
The deadly bacterium behind cholera epidemics spends only a fraction of its life infecting humans. Most of the time, Vibrio cholerae lurks in estuaries and other semisalty aquatic habitats.
Stella Ifeanyi Smith does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
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