In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health said the vaccination will be conducted in all zones of the country's Gambella Region and refugee camps during the coming week. It came ...

Health officials in Europe have reported an outbreak of superbug cholera traced back to tainted holy water sourced from Ethiopia. Health officials in Germany and the UK detailed the strange ...

In early 2025, seven people in Europe were contracted the pathogen from a holy site in Ethiopia. For four of them, the illness — cholera — was acquired without ever leaving European soil.

Bermel Giorgis is a revered holy site in Ethiopia, known for its mystical waters. A recent outbreak of drug-resistant cholera has been reported among British nationals who consumed holy water from ...

Researchers are warning that bottles of "holy water" from a well in Ethiopia could be laced with dangerous bacteria that could cause cholera. The bottles of holy water were absolutely teeming with ...

British officials have sparked fears of a cholera outbreak after bottles of contaminated 'holy water' imported from Ethiopia left several Britons hospitalised. The water, taken from a sacred ...

Article continues below Since 2022, Ethiopia has been grappling with a persistent cholera outbreak, with nearly 60,000 cases and 726 fatalities reported. The waterborne disease has now found its ...