Fears of a cholera outbreak have been sparked after several people in the UK have picked up the illness from contaminated holy water. The bacterial disease was in the water taken from a sacred ...

A Scots mum was hospitalised for five days after swimming with friends in contaminated water.

Public health strategies, from vaccination to improving sanitary conditions, may have different impacts depending on whether ...

A severe case of a bacterial lung infection has been confirmed in Townsville as an outbreak continues down south, killing one ...

Ethiopia has been experiencing an ongoing cholera outbreak since 2022, with nearly 60,000 cases and 726 deaths reported. The water-bound disease has now made its way into Europe as a handful of UK and ...

Hepatitis viruses A to E differ in transmission and severity, ranging from foodborne infections to bloodborne risks. We got in touch with an expert who explains how poor sanitation, contaminated food, ...

Researchers are warning that bottles of "holy water" from a well in Ethiopia could be laced with dangerous bacteria that could cause cholera. As detailed in a new report published in the journal ...

It does not spread through the air, water, touch or social contact ... people acquired the disease as a result of contaminated and improperly cleaned surgical equipment. In a few other cases ...

A spike in a highly contagious bacterial infection among the homeless population is raising concerns in Lane County.

The federal government's Vessel Sanitation Program continues its health inspections of cruise ships despite recent staff ...