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Published on 6 July 2024

Cholera

Cholera is a diarrhoeal disease. It can cause a substantial loss of body fluids that may lead to kidney failure or even death. The cholera vaccination offers only limited protection. Travellers are urged to “boil it, cook it, peel it or forget it”, and to practise good personal hygiene.

Federal Office of Public Health FOPH

Communicable Diseases Division
Schwarzenburgstrasse 157
Switzerland - 3003 Bern