Cholera has been detected in 14 persons in the Kathmandu Valley.

Dr Sangita Mishra, spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, said that 14 persons have been diagnosed with cholera.

During a press conference organized in the Capital on Wednesday, she said that the cholera-causing E coli bacteria were found in 12 out of 18 samples collected from Lalitpur.

The Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control Division has urged the general public to be vigilant to control cholera.

Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with Vibrio cholerae bacteria. People can get sick when they eat food or drink water contaminated with cholera bacteria. The infection is often mild or without symptoms, but can sometimes be severe and life-threatening.