Scientists have created a genomic blueprint for Aeromonas bacteria, which can cause antibiotic-resistant diarrheal disease—with symptoms often misidentified as cholera—in humans and animals.

A pensioner has died from a cholera-like disease a century after the epidemic was wiped out in the UK. The dad-of-two, who was in his 80s, deteriorated after he fell ill at home with sickness and ...

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 8 - Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni has warned that the ongoing March-April-May long rains ...

Tanzania has issued a public health alert following a rise in severe influenza and Covid-19 cases, while urging continued vigilance against dengue fever and cholera.

The Ministry has cautioned that the rains could lead to contamination of water sources and increased breeding of disease vectors such as mosquitoes.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Paula Kane, University of Pittsburgh (THE CONVERSATION) Downtown Pittsburgh will turn ...

NCDC described as particularly worrisome the growing infections among healthcare workers, with 28 confirmed cases and three ...

Delhi doctors warn of severe health risks from contaminated water, especially for vulnerable groups, amid rising cases of water-borne diseases.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the death of three healthcare workers among the fatalities recorded in the current Lassa fever outbreak. Cases of the ...

The NCDC reported that Lassa fever cases and deaths have been documented in 18 states and 67 local government areas nationwide. According to the agency, Bauchi State, Ondo State, Taraba State, Edo ...

The water is a toxic cocktail of sewage and chemicals. From flesh-eating bacteria to cholera, here are the life-threatening dangers lurking beneath the surface ...