For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Traders selling food next to a pile of garbage in Muthurwa market, Nairobi. Cholera ...

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 ...

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.

As cholera continues to surge — and as vaccines remain in short supply — experts are warning about the global risk. Cholera is a bacterial disease typically spread by food and water, leading to severe ...

Experts have used a cutting-edge computational approach to discover the genetic factors that make the bacteria behind cholera so dangerous - which could be key to preventing this deadly disease. The ...

A cholera infection doesn't have to be deadly, but it can be, especially in conflict zones such as in Sudan. A year into an ongoing outbreak, Sudan has recorded more than 65,000 cholera cases — about ...