CHOLERA

Cholera spreads in Haiti’s eight departments

Published on: October 28, 2022
10:10

Port-au-Prince, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Less than a month after the first cholera case was diagnosed in Haiti, there are now reports of potentially ill and confirmed cases in eight of the 10 departments, with a high incidence among children..

UNICEF expands Lebanon’s response to access drinking water

Published on: October 26, 2022
09:10

Beirut, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is expanding Lebanon's response to access drinking water in order to contain a new cholera outbreak in the country since 1993.

Lebanon fights off cholera outbreak

Published on: October 22, 2022
11:13

Beirut, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) Public Health Minister Firas Al-Abyad, during a tour of the northern region of Tripoli, called on Saturday to fight off the new cholera outbreak and build up preventive measures.

Lebanon to receive vaccines to contain rise in cholera cases (+Photo)

Published on: October 21, 2022
08:56

Beirut, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Public Health in the acting government, Firas Al-Abyad, announced the arrival in Lebanon of the first doses of cholera vaccines.

Syria confirms another death by cholera

Published on: October 20, 2022
12:35

Damascus, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Syrian health authorities reported another death by cholera, bringing to 44 the total death toll as a consequence of the disease, which was first reported in the country on September 10.

Cholera cases set off alarms in Lebanon health system

Published on: October 9, 2022
10:13

Beirut, Oct 9 (Prensa Latina) After latest report on first cases of cholera since 1993, Lebanon´s health system has been on alert in the midst of the worsening economic and financial crisis.

Suspected, confirmed cholera cases doubles in Haiti

Published on: October 6, 2022
16:54

Port-au-Prince, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Haitian health authorities on Thursday reported 111 new suspected cases of cholera and 11 confirmed cases, more than double the toll compared to Wednesday´s report.

Haiti confirms five cases of cholera

Published on: October 5, 2022
17:37

Port-au-Prince, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Haitian Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed five new cases of cholera and one death, while 52 other suspected patients are being under health surveillance.

Cholera death toll in Syria rises to 39

Published on: October 5, 2022
08:42

Damascus, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) The number of infected and dead from cholera outbreaks in Syria continues to rise; the disease has caused three new deaths and 70 infected since its outbreak on last September 10th.

Cholera infections, deaths in Syria continues to surge

Published on: October 2, 2022
13:07

Damascus, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) Syrian Health Ministry on Sunday announced that the country´s cholera infection and death toll continues to rise, particularly in the province of Aleppo.

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