Cholera is caused by ingesting a bacteria known as Vibrio cholerae. It's found in contaminated water and food, explains Ivers, which then produces a toxin in the small intestine that leads to the ...

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A highly drug-resistant strain of cholera has been found in patients around the world, according to a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The World Health Organization has estimated ...

A drug-resistant cholera strain has spread to multiple countries. It resists ten antibiotics, including two key treatments. The strain originated in Yemen. It has reached Lebanon, Kenya, Tanzania ...

Long-Distance Spread of a Highly Drug-Resistant Epidemic Cholera Strain. New England Journal of Medicine , 2024; 391 (23): 2271 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2408761 Cite This Page : ...

Cholera is caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae.Though many people infected by cholera bacteria don’t become sick, the infection can sometimes cause severe, even life-threatening diarrhea and ...

Angola is one country among many dealing with cholera. In 2024, there were almost 810,000 cases and 5,900 deaths worldwide reported to the WHO — approximately 50% higher than in 2023.

The 4,007 reported cholera deaths were a significant increase over the 2,349 reported in 2022. Cases were reported in 45 countries in 2023, an increase from 44 in 2022 and 35 in 2021.

Cholera is mainly spread by contaminated food or water and can cause acute diarrhoea. ... In the southern district of Phalombe, Enifa Ngalawa, a 26-year-old sales agent, ...