No fresh cases have been reported, and the spread of the disease has stopped, health department officials said.

Since October 2024, cases of cholera and acute diarrheal diseases have been reported in counties such as Meru, Garissa, Kitui, Narok, Nairobi, Kisumu, and Migori.

Extreme rainfall, floods, and inadequate sanitation are also driving the transmission of water-borne diseases, such as cholera, typhoid, and leptospirosis. As the frequency and severity of storms ...

“The water is visibly dirty, but they have no other choice. People here are constantly falling sick from waterborne diseases, typhoid, cholera, and skin infections.” The group said the most ...

is warning of a series of rapidly rising health threats for tens of thousands of displaced people in earthquake-affected areas: tuberculosis (TB), HIV, vector- and water-borne diseases.

Jawale expressed concern about the risk of waterborne diseases due to the contamination of low water sources and directed officials to test water quality regularly to ensure it is potable.

As calls to end fluoride in water get louder, changes to the dental health of children in Calgary, Canada, and Juneau, Alaska, may provide a cautionary tale.

URGENT INTERVENTIONS A combination of short- and long-term infrastructure plans is required to restore Gauteng’s failing wastewater treatment plants FAR REACHING CONSEQUENCES Untreated sewage ...

People should avoid using it until it has been properly tested. There are many waterborne diseases, like cholera and typhoid, that could spread if the water is contaminated,” she explained.

A UK woman was forced to spend five days in hospital with severe gastroenteritis after swimming in the sea as hospitalisations from water-borne diseases increased by 60 per cent since 2010.