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 ...

These findings, linked to the severity of symptoms like severe diarrhea and dehydration, could pave the way for new strategies to combat cholera, a disease threatening millions worldwide. Study: Core ...

In 1854, London was struck by a devastating cholera outbreak. Public authorities responded using the best tools and scientific understanding available at the time.Disease was widely believed to spread ...

Cholera kills thousands of people and infects hundreds of thousands every year—and cases have spiked in recent years, leaving governments with an urgent need to find the best ways to control outbreaks ...

"Action is needed, not tomorrow, but really now," said Yap Boum of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. He's talking about a disease that has been around for centuries — cholera — ...