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Cholera and diarrheal disease in South Africa

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Department of Health is urging the public to take extra precautionary measures and maintain proper hand-hygiene as the country experiences an outbreak of Diarrheal disease or...

Cholera: More than 1.1 billion people are at risk, Southeastern Africa is particularly badly affected

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 UNICEF reported earlier this month: Cholera doesn’t know borders. Despite being preventable and easily treatable, children continue to suffer from the potentially fatal disease. After...

Zimbabwe reports more than 800 cholera cases in past three months

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Government officials in Zimbabwe report cholera cases are on the rise, Since the first cholera case was recorded in February in the town of Chegutu in northwest Zimbabwe, 834 cases...

DRC Cholera: more than 300 cases including 11 deaths notified in 2 weeks in Lubumbashi

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A total of 329 new cases of the cholera epidemic including 11 deaths were recorded in two weeks in two health zones including Katuba and Kisanga, towns located west of the city of...

Cholera: A significant global health concern

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Cholera is a major public health concern in many parts of the world. We see large numbers today in Africa and South Asia. We’ve seen massive outbreaks in Haiti and Yemen over the...

DRC: Cholera in Haut-Katanga, Measles in Kasai-Oriental

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Haut-Katanga In Haut-Katanga province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), provincial Minister of Health, Joseph Nsambi Bulanda said a total of 563 cases of cholera...

Malawi is experiencing the worst cholera outbreak in the country’s history

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) stated Thursday–Malawi is experiencing the worst cholera outbreak in the country’s history. Since the first cholera case in March 2022...

South Africa cholera update: Total cases rise to 10, All new cases are locally transmitted

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 During the past month, South African health officials have reported four additional cholera cases, bring the total to 10 since early February. All new cases were detected in Gauteng...

Syrian Civil Defense: Hundreds infected with cholera post earthquake

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Syrian Civil Defense in opposition-held areas said, on Tuesday, that two people died due to an outbreak of cholera in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck southern Turkey...

South Africa reports 6 cholera cases, including 2 indigenous cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 As of 28 February 2023, a total of six confirmed cholera cases including one death have been reported in Gauteng Province. All cases are adults, ranging in age from 19 to 44 years....