The role that flies play in spreading cholera—a bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration—has been ...

Cholera, a severe bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and kills if untreated, can be defeated with a diet high in protein, according to a new study from UC Riverside. Specifically, the study ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD New research reveals that what we eat, down to the type of dietary protein, can tip the balance ...

Natural antimicrobials called microcins are produced by bacteria in the gut and show promise in fighting infection. On the left, a Vibrio cholerae strain that produces the antimicrobial MvcC (center) ...

High-protein diets rich in casein and wheat gluten may lower cholera infection risk by suppressing bacterial colonization and ...

A team of scientists and physicians at Mass General Brigham has developed a single-dose oral cholera vaccine and tested it in a phase 1 clinical trial, with results published in The Lancet Infectious ...

A highly drug-resistant strain of cholera has been found in patients around the world, according to a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The World Health Organization has estimated ...

Researchers uncover a notorious cholera strain that contains sophisticated immune systems to fend off viruses, which potentially helped it to fuel a devastating epidemic across Latin America. When we ...

After deploying life-saving cholera-prediction systems in Africa and Asia, a University of Florida researcher is turning his attention to the pathogen-plagued waters off Florida’s Gulf Coast. In the ...

Clinical trial shows promising results for PanChol, a single-dose oral vaccine aimed at the up to 4 million annual cholera cases worldwide. A team of scientists and physicians at Mass General Brigham ...

Cholera is caused by a water-borne bacterial pathogen called Vibrio cholerae that may be transmitted through the consumption of contaminated water or food. The rapidly developing, very contagious ...