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 Phase I Study of Oral Vaccine Against Diarrhea Produces Positive Results
Phase I Study of Oral Vaccine Against Diarrhea Produces Positive Results
Researchers at University of Gothenburg Vaccine Research Institute (GUVAX) revealed that their placebo controlled phase I study of an oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea vaccine has ... 
 Haiti Lawyers Give United Nations a Deadline for Cholera Compensation
Haiti Lawyers Give United Nations a Deadline for Cholera Compensation
Haiti cholera epidemic victims widely blamed on UN peacekeepers gave the United Nations 60 days to clinch a compensation deal or face a lawsuit demand for billions of dollars. The US-bas... 
 Haiti Cholera Gene Mutations may Lead to More Severe Disease
Haiti Cholera Gene Mutations may Lead to More Severe Disease
In 2010, the cholera strain that transferred to Haiti has multiple toxin gene mutations that may account for the severity of disease and is evolving to be more like an 1800s version of chole... 
 Edible Malarial Vaccine Protects Against Cholera
Edible Malarial Vaccine Protects Against Cholera
Edible malarial vaccine can help protect against a wide variety of viral and bacterial infections, say biologists. In their most recent study, researchers fused a protein that eli... 
 Unicef Launches New Program to Contain Diarrhea Among Children in India
Unicef Launches New Program to Contain Diarrhea Among Children in India
Unicef announced the launch of a new program costing around $5 million through which it hopes to provide zinc supplementation and oral rehydration therapy to children in an attempt to contai... 
 High Levels of Antibacterial Protein in Genetically Modified Goat’s Milk Aids Diarrhea Treatment
High Levels of Antibacterial Protein in Genetically Modified Goat’s Milk Aids Diarrhea Treatment
Milk obtained from genetically modified goats could be used to treat diarrhea in children, suggests a recent research. Nearly 1.8 million children around the world succumb to diarrheal d... 
 Text Messages Help Combat Cholera In Mozambique
Text Messages Help Combat Cholera In Mozambique
Aid agencies are pioneering the use of mobile phones to distribute aid in Mozambique which is hit by worst flooding in more than a decade. Mozambican flood refugee Rose Makavela's cell p... 
 Haiti Cholera Damages Claim Rejected By UN
Haiti Cholera Damages Claim Rejected By UN
Massive damages claims filed by lawyers after UN peacekeepers were accused of introducing a cholera epidemic to Haiti were formally rejected by The United Nations on Thursday. About 8,0... 
 Egyptian PM Causes Outrage By Blaming Unclean Breasts for Diarrhea Epidemic
Egyptian PM Causes Outrage By Blaming Unclean Breasts for Diarrhea Epidemic
The Egyptian Prime Minister, Hisham Qandil, has come out with a bizarre reason for the diarrhoea outbreak in the rural areas of the country, blaming the epidemic on women who do not keep the... 
 Second Cholera Outbreak in Cuba
Second Cholera Outbreak in Cuba
A new cholera outbreak in Cuba has sickened 51 people, says the Health Ministry. The latest outbreak was from the same cholera strain found to have been introduced in Haiti by Nepalese UN pe... 
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