http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/CholeraFind stories, videos, and photos about Cholera from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:54:42 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/HEALTH/09/11/africa.flooding.disease/tztop.agadez.dwb.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Cholera14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Cholera from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/11/africa.flooding.disease/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/11/africa.flooding.disease/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter weeks of torrential rain and flooding in West Africa, humanitarian aid agencies on the ground fear an outbreak of diseases like malaria and cholera.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/19/zimbabwe.humanitarian.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/19/zimbabwe.humanitarian.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe "humanitarian situation remains serious" in Zimbabwe amid cholera, starvation and a continuing economic crisis, a United Nations official said Wednesday at a World Humanitarian Day ceremony in Harare.Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/04/cholera.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/04/cholera.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe worst cholera outbreak in Africa in 15 years has killed more than 4,000 Zimbabweans, and the crisis threatens to worsen when the rainy season hits, the U.N. Children's Fund said Thursday.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/zimbabwe.world.bank/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/zimbabwe.world.bank/index.html#cnnSTCTextA senior World Bank official announced Monday that Zimbabwe will get a $22 million grant to help the country's battered economy.Mon, 18 May 2009 22:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/28/zimbabwe.mugabe.birthday.party/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/28/zimbabwe.mugabe.birthday.party/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was celebrating his 85th birthday with a lavish all-day party Saturday despite the fact that the country is gripped by an economic and health crisis.Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/22/zimbabwe.prime.minister/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/22/zimbabwe.prime.minister/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe's new prime minister on Sunday called the country's economic situation "dire and serious" and asked the international community for help.Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/17/Zimbabwe.cholera.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/17/Zimbabwe.cholera.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe political crisis that has gripped Zimbabwe for nearly a year may be drawing to an end, but a deadly cholera outbreak there is only getting worse.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/07/un.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/07/un.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations said Saturday that it will conduct a humanitarian mission in Zimbabwe in the wake of a raging cholera outbreak.Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/30/Zimbabwe.cholera.cases/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/30/Zimbabwe.cholera.cases/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 60,000 people have now been infected with cholera in Zimbabwe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/28/Zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/28/Zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 3,000 people have died of cholera in Zimbabwe, according to World Health Organization figures released Wednesday, seeming to confirm health experts' concerns that the disease is not yet under control.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/27/zimbabwe.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/27/zimbabwe.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfrican leaders Tuesday announced a deal that would allow Zimbabwe's long-stalled power-sharing agreement to move ahead, but the opposition said it had not signed off on the plan.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/27/zimbabwe.cholera.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/27/zimbabwe.cholera.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe is now approaching 3,000, the World Health Organization says.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/22/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/22/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe's opposition leader called the cholera outbreak in his country a "man-made crisis," as new figures released Thursday showed the death toll had soared to more than 2,700.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/19/zimbabwe.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/19/zimbabwe.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextTalks among regional African leaders failed Monday to resolve a long-standing power-sharing dispute between embattled Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/15/zimbabwe.morgan.tsvangirai/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/15/zimbabwe.morgan.tsvangirai/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said Thursday he is committed to a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe, despite recent threats to abandon the deal.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/03/cholera.facts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/03/cholera.facts/index.html#cnnSTCTextCholera is caused by becoming infected with a bacterium called vibrio cholera. It's a disease that affects the bowels and in its most severe form is characterized by acute watery diarrhoea that can lead to immediate death through severe dehydration and kidney failure.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/13/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/13/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextDeaths in Zimbabwe related to the cholera epidemic are approaching 2,000, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, and close to 40,000 people have been affected by the preventable water-borne disease.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/02/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/02/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe's cholera outbreak has killed nearly 500 people, according to the World Health Organization.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/03/cholera.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/03/cholera.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTextDoctors worry about the woman sitting on a bed inside the large tent, an IV in her arm. Chipo Matewe, 23, is eight months pregnant and stricken with cholera.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/10/zimbabwe.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/10/zimbabwe.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextA child cries from hunger, but no tears come from her swollen eyes.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/10/zimbabwe.epidemic.cholera.spread/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/10/zimbabwe.epidemic.cholera.spread/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly 775 people have died in Zimbabwe from the recent cholera outbreak, an official from the World Health Organization said Wednesday, refuting the government's claim that the situation is under control.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/15/zimbabwe.thousand.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/15/zimbabwe.thousand.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe is approaching 1,000, according to U.N. figures published Monday.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/09/zimbabwe.epidemic.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/09/zimbabwe.epidemic.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextUp to 60,000 people in Zimbabwe could be infected with cholera if the epidemic worsens, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/12/zimbabwe.mugabe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/12/zimbabwe.mugabe/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe is approaching 1,000, according to U.N. figures published Monday. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said 978 people have died and 18,413 suspected cases have been recorded. U.N. figures have been compiled since August.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/11/zimbabwe.missing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/11/zimbabwe.missing/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe's main opposition party has asked organizations such as the United Nations to help find 11 supporters who were allegedly abducted by government agents, a party spokesman said.Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/29/zimbabwe.cholera.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/29/zimbabwe.cholera.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe continues to increase, a World Health Organization spokesman said Monday.Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/21/zimbabwe.us.mugabe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/21/zimbabwe.us.mugabe/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States no longer supports a power-sharing deal between Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and the country's main opposition because a viable unity government is not possible with Mugabe in power, a top U.S. diplomat said Sunday.Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/19/zimbawe.currency/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/19/zimbawe.currency/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe's central bank introduced a $10 billion note worth less than 20 U.S. dollars, as the once-prosperous southern African nation battles against spiraling hyperinflation.Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe has passed 1,000, the United Nations said Wednesday.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/11/zimbabwe.south.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/11/zimbabwe.south.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Robert Mugabe is "out of touch" with the magnitude of the cholera crisis gripping his country and should step down, the U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe said Thursday.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/11/zimbabwe.humanitarian.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/11/zimbabwe.humanitarian.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextA child cries from hunger, but no tears come from her swollen eyes.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/10/zimbabwe.kidnappings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/10/zimbabwe.kidnappings/index.html#cnnSTCTextA string of abductions in Zimbabwe has harmed the effort to form a unity government, and the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) might pull out of talks, a spokesman told CNN.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/09/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/09/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Zimbabwean government spokesman on Tuesday claimed "the cholera situation is under control" and argued the West not only caused the health crisis but is using it as an excuse for military intervention.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/06/zimbabwe.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/06/zimbabwe.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextUK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has branded the cholera crisis in Zimbabwe "an international emergency" and called on the world community to confront President Robert Mugabe, leader of the central African nation.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/08/zimbabwe.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/08/zimbabwe.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe European Union's foreign policy chief has called for increased political pressure to force Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe to step down, as the country's humanitarian crisis worsens.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/07/kenya.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/07/kenya.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe prime minister of Kenya Sunday called for troops to "dislodge" Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the country's humanitarian crisis worsens.Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/05/zimbabwe.cholera.rice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/05/zimbabwe.cholera.rice/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday the cholera outbreak that has killed nearly 600 people in Zimbabwe is the latest sign that President Robert Mugabe's rule over the country must end.Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/04/zimbabwe.cholera.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/04/zimbabwe.cholera.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Zimbabwean government has declared a national emergency in the face of a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 560 people, the state-owned newspaper The Herald said Thursday.Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/01/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/01/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlmost 12,000 people have contracted cholera since August in Zimbabwe, and the outbreak threatens to grow more dire -- and deadly -- because the nation can't pay for chemicals to treat water or for doctors to treat victims.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/29/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/29/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group of Zimbabwean citizens are taking a government department to court for failing to provide them with adequate and safe drinking water as the country's cholera-related death toll nears 400.Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/26/zimbabwe.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/26/zimbabwe.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextOpposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said Wednesday that Zimbabwe is in shambles and warned that deaths from starvation and a cholera outbreak threaten to surge with the rainy season approaching.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/25/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/25/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextCholera-related deaths and new cases continued to spike in recent days in Zimbabwe, where health and sanitation services have been deteriorating amid widespread political turmoil.Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly 300 people have died from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe that is compounded by the country's collapsing health-care system, according to the World Health Organization.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/09/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/09/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextRebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are not honoring a cease-fire and have been killing dozens of soldiers and even civilians, a government official said Sunday.Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/11/iraq.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/11/iraq.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi officials say at least five people have died during an outbreak of cholera, a waterborne disease believed to be spread through the country's war-battered water and sanitation infrastructure.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1701864,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1701864,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn experimental vaccine may help cocaine addicts break the cycle of dependency. Other addiction vaccines could followWed, 09 Jan 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextCholera deaths at a Baghdad orphanage and deteriorating water and sewage systems are spurring fears of a larger outbreak of the killer disease, the United Nations children's agency said.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/27/iraq.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/27/iraq.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 40-year-old woman who lived in the southern Baghdad outskirts has died of cholera, the 12th death in Iraq from a recent outbreak of the disease, an Iraqi Health Ministry spokesman said Thursday. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/29/iraq.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/29/iraq.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 2,000 Iraqis in the northern part of the country have contracted cholera, U.N. officials say, citing local authorities.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/22/iraq.children/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/22/iraq.children/index.htmlAt a recent kindergarten graduation ceremony, young girls smiled behind their brightly colored princess dresses and the boys showed off their best dress shirts. They sipped on juice boxes, played on swings and jumped on and off seesaws.Tue, 22 May 2007 20:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/02/01/8398992/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/02/01/8398992/index.htmA Guide to Additional Information About Business 2.0's "Go Green. Get Rich." Cover StoryWed, 07 Mar 2007 20:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401352/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401352/index.htmTHE BACKGROUND More than a billion people lack access to drinkable water. Theirs is teeming with bacteria and viruses or polluted with raw sewage. The result: Nearly 5,000 children die each day fro... Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/01/27/rwanda.carr/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/01/27/rwanda.carr/index.htmlShe never had children of her own. But more than 300 children in Rwanda call her their mother.Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:12:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob5_DirtyWater.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob5_DirtyWater.biz2/index.htmThe background: More than a billion people lack access to drinkable water. Theirs is teeming with bacteria and viruses or polluted with raw sewage. The result: Nearly 5,000 children die each day from waterborne diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, and typhoid. The economic impact is also staggering: $170 billion in losses from water-related illnesses.Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/07/katrina.water/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/07/katrina.water/index.htmlThe EPA said Wednesday that initial findings from New Orleans floodwater sampling indicate high levels of E. coli and coliform bacteria as well as lead.Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/06/katrina.water/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/06/katrina.water/index.htmlDespite reporting five deaths from a bacteria-caused illness, public health officials said Tuesday they are more concerned about the possibility of toxic chemicals in the water covering New Orleans than they are about a cholera outbreak.Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/16/8260178/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/16/8260178/index.htmBACK WHEN HE WAS A GRAD STUDENT IN 1977, Paul Ewald came down with an intestinal bug. He'd been doing research at the University of Washington at Seattle on the social behavior of sparrows. But the...Mon, 16 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/tsunami.disease/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/tsunami.disease/index.htmlAs the death toll from the Indian Ocean tsunamis soars past 80,000, relief workers warn of even greater tragedy ahead if disease breaks out on a wide scale.Wed, 29 Dec 2004 00:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/birdflu.wrap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/birdflu.wrap/index.htmlMore than 800,000 chickens have died in Thailand just a few hundred miles from Vietnam's infamous bird flu, which claimed its fifth life at the weekend.Mon, 19 Jan 2004 02:24:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/10/28/330941/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/10/28/330941/index.htmChickens don't eat in the dark. That is a fact of avian life. It's also an economic opportunity. Mon, 28 Oct 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/07/22/326281/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/07/22/326281/index.htmIt's a very bad day in Galveston, Texas, home to one of the world's densest concentrations of petrochemical plants. An airborne plume of hydrofluoric acid--stuff so nasty it can dissolve glass--is ...Mon, 22 Jul 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/08/74880/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/08/74880/index.htmBetter rethink that vacation trip to Tanzania's game parks, Thailand's temples, or Peru's Inca ruins. The State Department includes all three countries in a near-record listing of 72 destinations t...Mon, 08 Apr 1991 04:01:00 EDT