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Residents of Kota Veedhi, Ferry Road and nearby colonies face dengue and cholera threats as clogged drains and uncollected ...
Indoor toilets were once considered a health hazard. Electric lighting sparked fears of deadly fires. Air conditioning was ...
The recent protests by Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Yelwata in Benue State have laid bare the harrowing reality ...
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Bhubaneswar/Jajpur, The cholera toll in Odisha's Jajpur district rose to five with one more person succumbing to the disease, an official said on Saturday. Cholera toll in Odisha's Jajpur rises to 5 ...
Health minister Dr Esperance Luvindao officially declared cholera an outbreak in the Opuwo district of the Kunene region, for which six of the eight cases were reported to be from one household.
WHO highlights Nigeria's 1,562 cholera cases, citing data gaps and underreporting. The African region faces a surge in cholera outbreaks, raising concerns about public health.
Health-funding cuts are wreaking havoc on many African countries' ability to gain control of diseases such as cholera, according to the continent's main health-advisory body.
Between 2011 and 2020, Odisha had 19 outbreaks of cholera. Districts such as Rayagada, Koraput, Kalahandi, and Nuapada are particularly susceptible, making cholera a prominent and pressing concern ...
On June 11, 1972, Illinois became the 44th state designated hog cholera free. Six-and-a-half years later, Jan. 31, 1978, USDA Secretary Bob Bergland declared the entire nation free from hog cholera.
After cholera outbreaks in December 2023 that killed 11 people and in 2022 that killed 10, Odisha is again hit by the infection. Know the latest news on the outbreak and information on the causes ...
GENEVA - The World Health Organization warned on Friday that cholera cases in Sudan are set to rise and could spread to neighbouring countries, including Chad, which hosts hundreds of thousands of ...