DAKAR (Reuters) -Namibia has confirmed the first case of cholera in ten years, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, adding that laboratory confirmation of the ...

(MENAFN) Namibia has officially announced a cholera outbreak in the country’s northwestern Kunene region following laboratory confirmation of Vibrio cholerae O1—the bacterial strain known for ...

Namibia has recorded its first case of cholera in nearly a decade, in a region bordering Angola where an outbreak has killed at least 237 people, the African Union's health agency said Thursday.

Transmission Cholera is primarily transmitted via the faecal-oral route. This happens when people consume water or food contaminated with faecal matter carrying Vibrio cholera.

Namibia Economist (Windhoek) The Ministry of Health and Social Services has confirmed a case of cholera in the Kunene Region, prompting an immediate public health response to prevent further spread.

Cholera is a bacterial infection of the intestines that leads to severe diarrhea and rapid dehydration, "which can quickly become life-threatening without treatment," says Dr. Jason Nagata, a ...

WINDHOEK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Namibia has reported its first cases of cholera after six people fell ill in towns along the border with Angola, which is battling a major outbreak of the disease, a ...

Namibia has confirmed the first case of cholera in ten years, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, adding that laboratory confirmation of the disease was "a ...