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Cholera death toll rises to over 420 in Cameroon
By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A further 26 people have died in Cameroon's ongoing cholera outbreak in the past two weeks, taking the overall death toll to 426,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…