Biofilms, ubiquitous bacterial communities embedded in a slimy matrix, are the oldest form of multicellularity on Earth; they ...

"In Vibrio cholerae, the cholera-causing pathogen, even a brief exposure to cell wall fragments triggers biofilm formation," explains Sanika Vaidya, first author of the study. Within the biofilm ...

Southern and eastern African countries are facing a resurgence of cholera, threatening worldwide progress toward eliminating the disease, a recent analysis warns. The study, published in the ...

While cholera may have been killing people as far back as 400 B.C., it didn't start affecting the Americas until the second cholera pandemic began in 1829. Numerous other cholera pandemics ...

Namibia has recorded its first case of cholera in nearly a decade, in a region bordering Angola where an outbreak has killed ...

A cholera outbreak in a southern Sudanese city has killed nearly 60 people and left about 1,300 others ill over the last three days, health authorities said on Saturday. The outbreak in the ...

A cholera outbreak in a southern Sudanese city killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days, health authorities said Saturday. The outbreak in the southern city ...

Cholera kills 58 and sickens about 1,300 others over 3 days in a Sudanese city, health officials say By By SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press Saturday, Feb 22, 2025 10:46 AM Updated Saturday, Feb. 22 ...