cholera

The international group coordinating emergency vaccines recommends administering one dose instead of two to combat the “dire shortage” of cholera vaccines worldwide.

Recent studies describe how resident microbiota appear to outcompete unwelcome visitors, either with superior weaponry or by guzzling up local resources.  

Immune-response levels to the edible vaccine varied among the subjects, possibly due to differences in the gut microbiome.

Although scientists debate the ethics of deliberately infecting volunteers with SARS-CoV-2, plenty of consenting participants have been exposed to all sorts of pathogens in prior trials.

Accounting for a limited stockpile of cholera vaccine can provide insight into the most effective way to distribute future COVID-19 vaccines.

Two different types of bacteria—one genetically engineered and one from cheese—defend animal intestines from Vibrio cholerae infection.  

The microbiologist was known for his work on bacterial antibiotic resistance and infectious disease.

Pregnant and lactating women are particularly vulnerable to the disease.

More than 100,000 cases of the bacterial disease have been reported in the war torn country.

People from Bangladesh show signs of evolution in response to cholera.

As cholera first tore through the Europe in the mid-19th century, people tried anything to prevent the deadly disease. Then science stepped in.

For the first time, an oral cholera vaccine is used to control an active epidemic of the bacterial disease.

Researchers pinpoint Nepalese soldiers as the source of last year’s deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti.