A trio of new vaccines could provide a lifeline in the fight against cholera at a time when cases are soaring worldwide, ...

Cholera remains a major global public health challenge, with an estimated 1.3 to 4 million cases and tens of thousands of deaths reported worldwide each year. Caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae , ...

Here's what cholera is, what causes it and how it can be prevented and treated.

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 ...

The role that flies play in spreading cholera—a bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration—has been ...

The southern African nation of Malawi has started a cholera vaccination rollout this week in a bid to stem the threat of a disease that kills tens of thousands of people globally each year.