22

May

Cholera vaccine shortage will last until 2025 amid surging cases- Gavi

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - A shortage of cholera vaccines is likely to last until 2025 as outbreaks surge worldwide, a global vaccine alliance said on Monday, days after the World Health…

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22

May

Victims increase from Cholera outbreak in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) - The provincial health department in the South African province of Gauteng announced 19 new cases of Cholera in Hammanskraal, including 10 deaths. South Africa reported its first…

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11

Feb

Africa witnessing exponential rise in cholera cases

Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases and is on course to have its worst year with the infectious disease for a decade. Ten African countries are facing…

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02

Jan

Cholera deaths surge in Malawi

BLANTYRE, Malawi, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in the southern African country's two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister said…

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17

Dec

WHO runs out of cholera vaccines as disease surges

GENEVA (Reuters) - The global stockpile of cholera vaccines the World Health Organization helps manage is "currently empty or extremely low", a WHO official said amid a resurgence of the…

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13

Oct

Lebanon announces first death from cholera since detecting the disease in October

(Reuters) - Lebanon has announced the first death case from cholera since detecting the disease on its lands in October, the health ministry. Lebanon recorded its first case of cholera…

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11

Jun

Ukraine pleads for more weapons, cholera spreads in Mariupol

KYIV, June 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine pleaded to Western countries for faster deliveries of weapons as better-armed Russian forces pounded the east of the country, and for humanitarian support to combat growing…

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27

Sep

Critical WHO supplies arrive in Sudan to manage cholera outbreak

A shipment of 36 tons of cholera treatment medicines and supplies have arrived in Khartoum and are being prepared for distribution as part of the World Health Organization’s response activities…

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24

Sep

Zimbabwe capital shuts down main water pipes

Zimbabwe's capital shut its main water works on Monday citing shortages of foreign currency to import treatment chemicals, the deputy mayor said. Zimbabwe's capital has closed its water plant due…

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09

May

WHO fears outbreak of cholera in Libya

Reuters reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) said the month-old battle for Libya's capital Tripoli risks causing an "exponential" rise in civilian casualties as well as outbreaks of deadly…

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02

Apr

Photo Story – Cholera outbreak in Yemen

A Yemeni child stands near a sewage swamp covered with waste at a neighborhood, creating a high-risk environment for cholera, amid a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak, in Sana'a, Yemen, 01…

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11

Sep

Zimbabwe declares cholera outbreak in Harare after 20 died and 2,000 persons infected

Zimbabwe declared a cholera outbreak in the capital Harare after 20 died from the disease and more than 2,000 people were infected after drinking contaminated water, new Health Minister Obadiah…

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