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Cholera
Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) implementations to control cholera outbreak in Oromia region, Ethiopia
Cholera outbreaks remain to continue worldwide causing significant mortality and morbidity [1, 2, 3–4]. The current status of cholera outbreaks, as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), indicates a significant resurgence of the disease globally. In 2023, over 667,000 cases and 4,000...
Cholera
Enablers and barriers to implementing cholera interventions in Nigeria: a community–based system dynamics approach
Nigeria accounts for a substantial cholera burden globally, particularly in its northeast region, where insurgency is persistent and widespread. We used participatory group model building (GMB) workshops to explore enablers and barriers to implementing known cholera interventions, including water, sanitation,...
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Acute watery diarrhoea cases during cholera outbreak in Syria: a cohort study
Data are available upon reasonable request. The creation of a data set consisting of over 1000 patients with AWD during the 2022 cholera outbreak in Aleppo, Syria, along with detailed patient observations, is of great significance. Through the documentation and analysis of this extensive data set, we...
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Quorum regulated latent environmental cells of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae and their role in cholera outbreaks
Epidemics of cholera due to infection with toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 continue to be a significant public health problem in many developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America [1, 2]. V. cholerae as a species encompasses more than 200 serogroups which exist as a part of...
Cholera
Cholera outbreaks among children in sub-Saharan Africa
Cholera is a water borne deadly disease caused by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with Vibrio cholera, a toxin producing bacteria [1]. The causative organism is a Gram-negative, highly motile curved rods with a single polar flagellum. There are over 200 serotypes of V. cholerae...
