A trio of new vaccines could provide a lifeline in the fight against cholera at a time when cases are soaring worldwide, ...
The role that flies play in spreading cholera—a bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration—has been ...
Cholera is caused by a water-borne bacterial pathogen called Vibrio cholerae that may be transmitted through the consumption of contaminated water or food. The rapidly developing, very contagious ...
The southern African nation of Malawi has started a cholera vaccination rollout this week in a bid to stem the threat of a ...
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Dietary protein reshapes how cholera bacteria colonize the gut
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD New research reveals that what we eat, down to the type of dietary protein, can tip the balance between Vibrio cholerae and the gut microbiota, reshaping bacterial competition ...
While cholera may have been killing people as far back as 400 B.C., it didn't start affecting the Americas until the second cholera pandemic began in 1829. Numerous other cholera pandemics followed, ...
Natural antimicrobials called microcins are produced by bacteria in the gut and show promise in fighting infection. On the left, a Vibrio cholerae strain that produces the antimicrobial MvcC (center) ...
High-protein diets rich in casein and wheat gluten may lower cholera infection risk by suppressing bacterial colonization and ...
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A high-protein diet shows strong anti-cholera effects
Cholera, a severe bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and kills if untreated, can be defeated with a diet high in ...
A new study by the Genomics and Microbial Evolution Group at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) together with the Department of Host-Microbe Interactions at St. Jude Children's Research ...
A team of scientists and physicians at Mass General Brigham has developed a single-dose oral cholera vaccine and tested it in a phase 1 clinical trial, with results published in The Lancet Infectious ...
UCR study shows diets high in casein (dairy) and wheat gluten can reduce cholera colonization by 100-fold in mice by suppressing bacterial toxins. High-protein diets may offer a low-cost health aid.
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