Understanding the dynamics of cholera transmission is crucial for effective public health interventions. Recent research has increasingly utilized mathematical modeling to explore various factors ...

Cholera outbreaks often occur in disaster ... pretty close to the place where people fetch their water, so there is a transmission of contamination between the toilets and the water that people ...

The seasonal occurrence of cholera epidemics requires the persistence of Vibrio cholerae in aquatic environments. It has been proposed that V. cholerae persists in aquatic environments throughout ...

A study by WHO-AFRO evaluating the five-year progress of the implementation of the regional cholera prevention and control ...

A minority of patients develop acute watery diarrhea with severe dehydration. This can lead to death if left untreated. Cholera transmission is closely linked to inadequate access to clean water and ...

Fourteen persons have died of cholera in the Central Region since the first case was recorded in late October 2024.

Cholera topped the list of disease outbreaks in Africa last year as a warming world increased both flooding and droughts in countries with the lowest health spending and fewest resources — often ...

The worsening security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced many mpox patients to flee ...

Type of transmission Example Direct contact This ... Water Dirty water can transmit many diseases, such as the cholera bacterium. Air When a person who is infected by the common cold sneezes ...

South Sudan on Friday confirmed its first mpox case with authorities pledging heightened vigilance to prevent further transmission Acting Minister o ...