Tag: cholera
Mayotte: the number of cholera cases increases to 26, a new medical unit opened
The number of cholera cases in Mayotte now stands at 26, the prefecture and the regional health agency announced on Sunday, specifying that a new “cholera unit” was opened in…
Between “plague and cholera”, Bordeaux resigns itself to uprooting its vines
A mechanical clamp uproots vines on April 18, 2024 in Saint-Martin-de-Sescas, in Gironde (AFP/Archives/Philippe LOPEZ) Methodically, the mechanical pliers uproot Renaud Jean’s vines. A destruction “complicated to live with” for…
The all-clear is given after a suspected cholera outbreak on a cruise ship
The suspicion of cholera cases on board the Norwegian Dawn has not been confirmed. As the local daily newspaper “Le Maurician” in Port Louis reports, all samples from the sick…
Cholera epidemic kills more than 400 people in Zambia
Published on 01/19/2024 at 12:13 p.m. LUSAKA, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The cholera epidemic that has raged in Zambia since last October has…
Cholera epidemic kills more than 400 people in Zambia
Published on 01/19/2024 at 1:44 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters LUSAKA (Reuters) – The cholera epidemic that…
More than 1,200 dead from cholera in Malawi
By Le Figaro with AFP Published yesterday at 1:47 p.m., Update yesterday at 3:03 p.m. Violett Motta, health surveillance assistant in Malawi, mixes chlorine with water to disinfect it at…
schools closed until further notice due to cholera
Schools in the two largest cities in Malawi will remain closed until further notice due to the worsening cholera epidemic affecting the country, the government announced on Monday January 2.…
Cholera spreads around the world, while vaccines are lacking
Oral administration of the vaccine during a vaccination campaign, in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, on December 19, 2022. RICHARD PIERRIN / AFP Cholera epidemics are spreading today in about thirty…
WHO warns of shortage of cholera vaccines
Published on 12/16/2022 at 2:48 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters GENEVA (Reuters)…
After the war, cholera is plaguing the population
After a long decline in the number of infections, more people are becoming ill with cholera again, especially in Syria and Lebanon. Now, of all times, one of the last…
In northern Lebanon, failing infrastructure worsens cholera outbreak
Gharida Ajaj is recovering. In mid-October, the young woman was taken from “vomiting and severe pain. I had drunk water while visiting family. I immediately thought I had cholera. I…
Already 35 cholera dead in the crisis state of Haiti
Brutal gangs fight for control of Haiti’s capital as the population starves – and cholera spreads. More than 30 people have already died. The government has now procured safety equipment.…