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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Cholera

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Africa

Nigeria’s Cholera Deaths Surge 239% in 2024, Reaching 350 by September

Nigeria has seen a sharp rise in cholera-related deaths in 2024, with 350 fatalities recorded between January and September, a 239% increase compared to 106 deaths during the same period last year, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Duetsche Welle reports that the health authorities are supplying vaccines to the hardest-hit states, including Lagos, the most affected region, but are facing increasing demands for more doses […]

todayOctober 8, 2024 3

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Aluminium foil that can clean water: we’ve developed a coating which attracts and traps dangerous microbes

John Fredricks/NurPhoto   By Taufiq Ihsan, Universitas Andalas   More than 2 billion people around the world do not have access to safe, uncontaminated drinking water. Around 418 million of them live in African countries. The problem is most acute in rural communities, where people’s primary water sources are rivers, lakes and hand-dug wells, which are often contaminated with harmful pathogens. This contamination is caused by inadequate sanitation facilities, open […]

todaySeptember 2, 2024 16

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Ovanhu vedulife po 307 000 vaningwa oihakanwa youdu wo Cholera mounyuni

Ehangano louhaku mounyuni (WHO) olati Omuvalu wovanhu vefike po 307 433 ovaningwa oihakanwa yomukifi wo Cholera,  omanga 2326 vaxulifa okudja moilongo ifike po 26,  sha didilikwa pokati komwedi wa January na July Shelikwatelela kehangano lo WHO, otati oilyolongo youshilo wa Mediterranean,  oyo unene yadidilikwa omuvalu uli pombada woshiwana shaningwa oihakanwa ya landulwa koilyolongo yenenedu la Africa, oumbuwanhu noushilo wenenedu la Asia, oshitopolwa sha Americas, oshoyo oshitopolwa shenenedu lova Europe. Olopota yehangano […]

todayAugust 16, 2024 12

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Cholera can kill you within hours if left untreated: how to recognise the symptoms and protect yourself

        By Samuel Kariuki, Kenya Medical Research Institute   Cholera is a deadly disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, associated with poor sanitation and limited access to clean water. But it has also been found in seemingly clean places, including affluent neighbourhoods, hotels and restaurants with poor hygiene practices such as handling food with dirty hands and using contaminated water to wash utensils and prepare food. […]

todayJune 10, 2024 26

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What’s behind the worldwide shortage of cholera vaccines? For starters, they’re only made by one company

    By Edina Amponsah-Dacosta, University of Cape Town   In February 2024 the World Health Organization announced southern Africa was suffering the deadliest regional outbreak of cholera in at least a decade. At the epicentre of the disaster were Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where cholera cases surged more than four-fold between 2022 and 2023. Over 1,600 deaths were reported in the three countries. Already 2024 is threatening to be […]

todayMarch 12, 2024 24

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700 dead from Zambia cholera outbreak as cases surge

Zambia has seen a surge in cholera cases since January 2024 with fatalities reaching 700, medical charity Doctors Without Borders said in a statement. The country has recorded nearly 20,000 infections since the outbreak started in October 2023. While at the beginning of the outbreak cases were restricted to Lusaka and Ndola , the two largest cities in Zambia, the disease has since spread to all provinces of the country […]

todayFebruary 24, 2024 9

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Cholera vaccine push underway in southern Africa

The World Health Organization has warned that cholera cases are increasing globally, and there’s been an unprecedented spike in Africa. Dr. Fiona Braka from WHO’s regional office in Brazzaville, Congo, said that eastern and southern Africa have been badly affected. In just the first four weeks of the year, 10 African countries reported more than 26,000 cases and 700 deaths.

todayFebruary 7, 2024 39

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