Tag: cholera
At least 75 dead in cholera in Haiti
“The human conditions are terrible from a health and sanitation perspective,” says Ulrika Richardson, the UN coordinator who is in Haiti, to the radio. About 40 percent of those affected…
Climate change, conflicts… The reasons for the increase in cholera cases in the world
On the world map, several homes are flashing red. Since January, 29 countries have reported cases of cholera, including Haiti, Malawi and Syria which are facing large outbreaks. The situation…
Syria at risk of high spread of cholera, warns WHO
This is a new consequence of the drought in the Middle East, Syria fears a return of cholera. The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday September 13 of the very…
War in Ukraine: four questions about the city of Mariupol threatened by cholera
Three months after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moscow controls 20% of the country, or nearly 125,000 km2, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. One of the…
New Fear in Mariupol: Cholera Epidemic
The bombed-out port city of Mariupol in Ukraine, which is now controlled by Russia, has been quarantined due to fears of a cholera outbreak. According to Ukrainian authorities, the first…
New fears in Mariupol: Cholera pandemic
The bombed-out port city of Mariupol in Ukraine, which is now controlled by Russia, has been quarantined due to fears of a cholera outbreak. According to Ukrainian authorities, the first…
History: 1832, cholera arrives in France
In 1832, cholera made its first appearance in France: the epidemic first affected the northeast of the country then in March, the first cases were reported in Paris. The violence…
the cholera epidemic in prisons worries the opposition
At least six inmates have died of diarrheal disease in New Bell prison, Douala, since March. Among them, an activist from the Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (MRC), who…
Species take advantage of plastic waste in the ocean to cross ecological barriers
Since the Japanese tsunami of 2011, scientists suspect that coastal species may be able to surf plastic waste to find themselves living in the open sea. Thus breaking down biogeographical…