Cholera
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Cholera, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 222 stories have been published about Cholera which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Cholera, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 222 stories have been published about Cholera which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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US & Canada · MalawiSince the onset of the outbreak in March 2022, there have been 23,217 confirmed cases. In the past 24 hours, 458 new cases were reported, the health minister said. Primary and secondary schools had been closed, but they will reopen Jan. 17. The World Health Organization says cholera can kill within hours if left untreated.See the Story
More than 750 dead in Malawi's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years
Coverage: 10 sources
Africa · Nigeria20 people may have lost their lives to suspected cholera outbreak in Ekeureku community in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, south-south Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary at the Cross River Ministry of Health, Iwara Iwara, confirmed the outbreak but said he could not give the figure of the death toll.See the Story
Suspected cholera takes 20 lives in Cross River community
Europe"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.See the Story
Climate change fuelling cholera surge: WHO
Coverage: 5 sources
Europe · Port-Au-PrinceUNICEF says 40 percent of confirmed cholera cases have been in children. Nine in 10 were reported in parts of the country also hardest hit by malnutrition and hunger. Cholera and malnutrition are a lethal combination, one leading to the other, UNICEF said.See the Story
UN: Children in Haiti hit by cholera as malnutrition rises
50% Center coverage: 14 sources
CholeraSyria has received two million doses of cholera vaccines, the first to reach the country during a months-long outbreak. The vaccines were from the U.N. children's agency UNICEF and international organization Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Syria has documented 1,556 cases and 49 deaths since September.See the Story
Syria receives cholera vaccines ahead of inoculation drive
46% Left coverage: 11 sources
Latin America · Port-Au-PrinceAt least 161 people have died and more than 7,600 are hospitalized. Cholera is caused by a bacteria found in contaminated food or water. At least half a million people in Haiti are at risk of contracting the disease. The United Nations is seeking $146 million to help fight cholera.See the Story
Haiti fears spike in cholera cases as fuel blockade lifts
60% Center coverage: 20 sources
Middle East · DamascusPoor access to safe water has exacerbated a cholera outbreak rampaging across Syria's war-battered provinces, where local authorities are struggling to contain the spread with chlorine tablets and vaccines.
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Poor access to safe water fuels cholera outbreak in Syria
57% Right coverage: 7 sources
