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At least 31 people have died from a “rapidly spreading” cholera outbreak that has sickened more than 1,500 people in Ethiopia‘s Gambella region over the past month, according to Doctors ...
Health officials in Europe have reported an outbreak of superbug cholera traced back to tainted holy water sourced from Ethiopia. Health officials in Germany and the UK detailed the strange ...
In January 2025, seven people in Europe came down with cholera after sipping or splashing themselves with holy water brought from a sacred Ethiopian well. The holy water, it turns out, was teeming ...
ADDIS ABABA , Ethiopia (AFP) — At least 31 people have died from more than 1,500 cholera cases in Ethiopia’s Gambella region over the past month, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Friday ...
Clinicians should also be aware of the potential of cholera in travelers to Ethiopia. To truly fight cholera outbreaks, though, there needs to be sustained investment in water, sanitation ...
Consumption of holy water from Ethiopia has recently led to several cases of cholera in Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) with a multidrug-resistant Vibrio cholerae strain, according to a study ...
British officials have sparked fears of a cholera outbreak after bottles of contaminated 'holy water' imported from Ethiopia left several Britons hospitalised. The water, taken from a sacred ...
Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian government has launched a cholera vaccination campaign in the southwestern part of the country, targeting about one million people at risk. In a statement issued on ...
Several regions of Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous nation with about 120 million people, are battling cholera outbreaks, with Amhara - its second-largest region - among the hardest hit ...
Cholera is an acute intestinal infection spread through food and water contaminated with the vibrio cholerae bacterium, often of fecal origin. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: At least 31 people have died ...
The cholera bacteria releases a toxin within the small intestine, leading to the body expelling large amounts of fluid. Since 2022, Ethiopia has been grappling with a persistent cholera outbreak ...