Uganda, May 1 -- Health authorities in Kyotera District are in panic after cholera hit the densely populated Kasensero landing site, leaving one person dead and four others hospitalised in critical condition.

Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by contaminated food and drinking water which can cause diarrhea, severe dehydration and death if treatment is not promptly given, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Joseph Girimani, the Kyotera District surveillance focal person, said everything is being done to contain the spread of the waterborne disease.

"I received information over the weekend from our facility at Kasensero that about five people suspected to be infected with cholera had been admitted yet one had ...