Cholera, a severe bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and kills if untreated, can be defeated with a diet high in ...

A team of scientists and physicians at Mass General Brigham has developed a single-dose oral cholera vaccine and tested it in ...

The deadly bacterium behind cholera epidemics spends only a fraction of its life infecting humans. Most of the time, Vibrio cholerae lurks in estuaries and other semisalty aquatic habitats.

Bacteria harness the power of communities. A research group at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has now discovered that the bacterial pathogen that causes cholera forms a novel type of bacterial ...

Previously, it was assumed that bacteria form biofilms to defend and protect themselves. Now, a new study by researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has discovered that the bacterial ...

New research from EPFL, Switzerland, offers fresh insights into how some gut bacteria protect themselves against deadly cholera infection opening doors for the design of probiotic strains that can ...

Clinical trial shows promising results for PanChol, a single-dose oral vaccine aimed at the up to 4 million annual cholera cases worldwideA team of ...

Cholera, which afflicts hundreds of thousands of people a year in Bangladesh, is easy to prevent with simple materials, says Hermann Feldmeier, a professor at the Center for Humanities and Health ...

Archana Pant, Satyabrata Bag, Bipasa Saha, Jyoti Verma, Pawan Kumar, Sayantan Banerjee, Bhoj Kumar, Yashwant Kumar, Anbumani Desigamani, Suhrid Maiti, Tushar K. Maiti ...

The cost of foodborne illnesses in the United States was almost $75 billion in 2023, according to recently released data. The ...

EPFL scientists have discovered that predatory bacteria like the cholera pathogen can steal up to 150 genes in one go from their neighbors. The study sheds light on one of the most fundamental ...