Cholera - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 4, 2024 · Cholera is an extremely virulent disease transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated food or water (2). Cholera can cause severe acute watery diarrhoea and the severe forms of the disease can kill within hours if left untreated. Most people infected with V. cholerae do not develop any symptoms, although the bacteria are present in their ...
Cholera - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 23, 2024 · Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera remains a global threat to public health and an indicator of inequity and lack of social development. Researchers have estimated that every year, there are 1.3 to 4.0 million cases, and 21 000 to 143 000 deaths ...
Cholera – Global situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection. When severe, it is characterized by extreme watery diarrhoea and potentially fatal dehydration. It is caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It has a short incubation period, ranging between twelve hours and five days.
Cólera - World Health Organization (WHO)
La mayoría de las personas infectadas por V. cholerae no presentan síntomas; sin embargo, la bacteria está presente en sus heces durante los 1 a 10 días siguientes a la infección y vuelve al medio ambiente, con el consiguiente riesgo de infección de otras personas. La mayoría de los casos sintomáticos tienen síntomas leves o moderados.
Acute watery diarrhoea and cholera - World Health Organization …
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera remains a global threat to public health and an indicator of inequity and lack of social development. Researchers have estimated that every year, there are 1.3 to 4.0 million cases, and 21 000 to 143 000 deaths ...
Cholera - World Health Organization (WHO)
Feb 5, 2021 · Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease that can kill within hours if left untreated. Cholera is an acute infection of the gut, caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139. Infection can lead to profuse watery diarrhoea, which if untreated, can lead to rapid dehydration.
Cholera Outbreak Toolbox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Any person infected with Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139, as confirmed by culture (including seroagglutination) or PCR. The bacterial strain should also be demonstrated as toxigenic (by PCR) if there is no confirmed cholera outbreak in other surveillance units, and no established epidemiological link to a confirmed cholera case or source of exposure ...
Cholera - Pakistan - World Health Organization (WHO)
As of 27 May, a total of 109 samples have been tested from the public water sources (hydrants) and individual households in Karachi city, Sindh province. Among these, results are available for 71 samples, of which 70% have shown presence of Vibrio cholerae while Escherichia Coli and coliform was detected in 55% and 90% of samples, respectively.
Cholera - Somalia - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cholera is endemic in Somalia with recurrent outbreaks reported since 2017. Between 1 January to 10 July 2022, a cumulative number of 7796 cases of cholera including 37 associated deaths (case fatality ratio 0.5%) have been reported from 25 drought-affected districts. The current cholera outbreak is taking place in the context of other ongoing outbreaks, high rates of …
Cholera - Haiti - World Health Organization (WHO)
Between 2 October through 6 December 2022, a cumulative total of 13 672 suspected cholera cases, including 283 deaths (case fatality rate is 2.05%) have been reported by the Haiti Ministry of Public Health and Population from all ten departments in the country. Eighty-six percent (n=11 751) of all reported cases have been hospitalized.