The Ghana Health Service has released a public health advisory updating Ghanaians on the outbreak of Cholera. It urged ...

Common sources of cholera bacteria include ... of cholera can begin as soon as a few hours or as long as 5 days after infection. Often, symptoms are mild. But sometimes they are very serious.

Cholera outbreak which hit Ghana in October 2024 has so far claimed Forty (40) lives with 398 others infected in five regions ...

Cholera has claimed the life of Charles Kazadi (C), a father of a three-year-old child I met Andrew Kazadi just after his 26-year-old nephew died of cholera at a treatment centre in Zambia's ...

Scientists have revealed the spread of a highly drug-resistant cholera strain ... They are essential in reducing the duration of infection and breaking chains of transmission as quickly as ...

A cholera outbreak in Ghana has resulted in 27 deaths and 252 confirmed infections over the past two and a half months. As of December 10th, the outbreak has spread across 36 districts in the Greater ...

This resistance notably includes two of the three most commonly used drugs against cholera: azithromycin and ciprofloxacin. Cholera is a severe infection that, if untreated, can lead to death within ...

Disease X - which is essentially the name given to an as-yet-unknown infection - was among 11 other dangerous diseases that ...

Covid, measles and Disease X continue to worry scientists and doctors, and they've been named among the 11 most dangerous ...

According to WHO, cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by consuming food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Access to safe water, basic sanitation and hygiene is ...

The RC called for concerted efforts among the District Commissioners (DCs) and councils’ executive directors (DEDs) to ...