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India sends humanitarian aid to Zambia amid cholera outbreak in country
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
India on Tuesday sent humanitarian aid on commercial cargo aircraft to Zambia following cholera outbreak in the country, as per the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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Sudan: Thousands of bodies decompose as morgues reach "breaking point"
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Bodies in the morgues are also decomposing as prolonged power outages have left them without refrigeration, the group said. There is also no medical staff left, leaving the corpses “exposed and untreated.”
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Case filed against 7 institutions in Kerala for discharging sewage into ri
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Health Department has filed a case against seven institutions including a lodge in Vazhikadavu town, which was found to have discharged sewage directly into the river and stream, District Surveillance Officer Shubin C said.
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Qatar lifts temporary ban on import of frozen seafood from India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the statement, the ban was imposed last year in November just ahead of the FIFA World Cup following the alleged detection of Vibrio cholera from a few consignments from India.
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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The situation is quite unprecedented, for not only we are seeing more outbreaks, but these outbreaks are larger and more deadly than the ones we have seen in past years," said Barboza. "This increasing number of cholera outbreaks is occurring after several years of regular reduction in the
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Study reveals why highly infectious cholera variant mysteriously died out
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A new study reveals why a highly infectious variant of the cholera bug, which caused large disease outbreaks in the early 1990s, did not cause the eighth cholera pandemic as feared but instead unexpectedly disappeared.
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Shortage of cholera vaccines forces WHO shift to single-dose approach
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since January this year, 29 countries have reported cholera cases, including Haiti, Malawi and Syria which are facing large outbreaks. In comparison, in the previous 5 years, fewer than 20 countries on average reported outbreaks. The global trend is moving towards more numerous, more widespr
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Cholera vaccine supply shortage forces shift to one-dose regimen, says WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 19 (ANI): A strained global supply of cholera vaccines has prompted the international body which distributes oral cholera vaccines during outbreaks, to temporarily suspend the standard two-dose vaccination regimen in cholera outbreak response campaigns, using in
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Children succumb to water-borne diseases after floods wreak havoc in Pakis
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], September 27 (ANI): Amid the ongoing devastation caused by floods across Pakistan, children are dying from cholera, an acute diarrheal illness contracted by drinking water contaminated with bacteria.
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Pakistan: Cholera outbreak worsens situation in flood-affected Balochistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): The number of Cholera cases in the Zhob district of Balochistan province is once again on the rise, after the recent devastating spell of rains and floods in the province.
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7 killed in Kandahar due to Cholera; over 667 infected
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 27 (ANI): At least seven children were killed due to cholera outbreak and 667 others were infected with the disease in less than a week in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, media reports citing doctor in the province stated on Wednesday.
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4,000 people affected with cholera in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): As many as 4,000 people have been affected by cholera in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province.
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