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GENEVA, Switzerland The head of the World Health Organization on Thursday called for increased production of cholera vaccines, highlighting what he called a critical shortage around the globe. The UN health agency said 307,433 cases of cholera and 2

GENEVA, Switzerland — There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the shortage jeopardizing work to stop the disease's spread. Global vaccine production is operating

The cholera outbreaks spreading across the globe are becoming more deadly. Deaths from the diarrheal disease soared last yearlucky time, far outpacing the increase in cases, according to a new analysis by the World Health Organization. Cholera is ea