Six people have died from cholera and another 165 are reported to be in a serious condition as the disease sweeps through Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. It appears that local authorities have been caught ...

Heavy rains have brought flooding to the Zambian Capital, Lusaka. Lightning has killed one person while the rains have destroyed several houses. The Zambia Red Cross has visited affected areas to ...

The Department of Health of Hong Kong on Saturday urged the public to be on guard against food-borne infections following the confirmation of a case of co-infection with Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio ...

Cholera has killed 28 people in Malawi since the onset of rains in October last year, a health official told AFP Thursday. Habib Somanje, controller of preventive health services said the death toll ...

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Research in Bangladesh has shown that cholera and other lethal waterborne diseases can be removed from drinking water with simple cloth filters, U.S. scientists ...

Research in Bangladesh has found that filtering contaminated water through old saris is a simple but effective way of purifying it of organisms that cause cholera. Scientists say using cloth as a ...

Cholera, an infectious disease often found in countries with poor sanitation, is still found in many parts of the world. (Photo Credit: Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Cholera, first found in ...