Drinking iced tea may boost cholera risk in endemic countries

Friday, April 14, 2017 - 12:51 in Health & Medicine

After more than a decade of declining cholera incidence, Vietnam faced an increase in cases of the diarrheal disease during 2007-2010. Risk factors for contracting cholera in Ben Tre province of Vietnam include drinking iced tea or unboiled water and having a water source near a toilet, researchers report.

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