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Climate change fuelling cholera surge: WHO

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"The map is under threat (from cholera) everywhere," said Philippe Barboza, WHO Team Lead for Cholera and Epidemic Diarrhoeal Diseases. Available data points to cases of infection in around 30 countries, whereas in the previous five years, fewer than 20 countries reported infections, on average.

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Anadolu Ajansı

Climate change fueling worldwide upsurge in cholera, warns WHO

UN health agency says it is following ‘unprecedented’ number of cholera cases in 30 countries, including in Africa, Haiti - Anadolu Agency

1 year ago·Türkiye

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Medical Xpress

Climate change fuelling cholera surge: WHO

Climate change is fuelling a global cholera upsurge, the WHO said Friday, warning the situation was compounded by vaccine shortages and will only worsen unless it is stamped out soon.

1 year ago

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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO

"The situation is quite unprecedented, for not only we are seeing more outbreaks, but these outbreaks are larger and more deadly than the ones we have seen in past years," said Barboza. "This increasing number of cholera outbreaks is occurring after several years of regular reduction in the number of cases and deaths."

1 year ago

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Jamaica Observer

Climate change fuelling cholera surge: WHO - Jamaica Observer

GENEVA, Switzerland, (AFP) — Climate change is fuelling a global cholera upsurge, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday, warning the situation was compounded by vaccine shortages and will on...

1 year ago·Jamaica

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UN News

Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO

Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Friday.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management

New York: Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Friday.

1 year ago

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