Cholera is making a comeback. A new outbreak in Angola, West Africa, started on Jan. 7, and is likely to get worse as it spreads to more rural regions. Thus far this year, there have been ...

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 ...

The Global Task Force on Cholera Control has created a road map to eliminate cholera in 20 ... as well as distributing water filters and, during outbreaks, chlorinating drinking water to kill ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the cholera outbreak in Angola has now affected 17 out of the country's 21 provinces. According to the global health body, more than 14,000 ...

But recent disease modeling research from University of Utah Health challenges that paradigm, suggesting that for some cholera outbreaks, prescribing antibiotics more aggressively could slow or ...

Models suggest that in some cases, expanded antibiotic use could slow outbreaks and even reduce the overall risk of ...

Broader antibiotic use could change the course of cholera outbreaks, research suggests Date: April 30, 2025 Source: University of Utah Health Summary: Recent disease modeling research challenges ...