The prevalence rates of cholera in India are 6.7% and 1.4% in rural and urban areas respectively. “If untreated, delay in diagnosis can lead to mortality of 50-70%. If diagnosed early and ...

These "Melas," or festivals, in the East are the fruitful source of cholera epidemics at Allahabad and Hardwar, and at Mohammedan Mecca. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Starting in 1819, a series of cholera pandemics spread the disease from the Ganges in India to the rest of the world, killing millions of people. In 1854, 23,000 died from the disease in the UK.

Mysuru: District health authorities have formed a cholera surveillance team for early monitoring of a cholera outbreak across the district.

The recognition of a shelter home in Indore where 10 children died of cholera between June and July has been cancelled, an official said on Friday. A total of 86 children with special needs lodged in ...

(Photo Credit: Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Cholera, first found in India, was spread from bacteria in the Ganges delta. There have been seven cholera pandemics that spread the disease to ...

Working in Paris and India at the turn of the last century, Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine created the world's first vaccines for cholera and plague. Then an accidental mass poisoning derailed his life.

Waldemar Haffkine created the world's first vaccines for cholera and plague. Then a disaster derailed his life.