Cholera remains a major global public health challenge, with an estimated 1.3 to 4 million cases and tens of thousands of deaths reported worldwide each year. Caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, ...

Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with Vibrio cholerae. People can get sick when they swallow food or water contaminated with cholera bacteria. A new study ...

MIT researchers have identified molecules found in mucus that can block cholera infection by interfering with the genes that cause the microbe to switch into a harmful state. These protective ...

Researchers find that a type of glycan prevents cholera infection by interfering with the microbe’s gene expression. Mucus lines most of the moist surfaces in our body and has been found to play a ...

The human gut is a multi-species habitat that can control our health and well-being. Bacteria, viruses and microbial fungi are part of this complex microbial community and help us with our digestion ...

According to the World Health Organization, there have been six cholera pandemics since the bacterial pathogen emerged from the Ganges river delta sometime in the 19th century. Cholera is caused by ...

Japanese researchers have developed a new type of cholera vaccine by genetically modifying rice to carry a non-toxic cholera antigen. The vaccine needs no refrigeration with the rice simply ground ...