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Cholera

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  • Alternative Title:
    Curr Epidemiol Rep
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  • Description:
    Purpose of Review

    This review describes the basic epidemiologic, clinical, and microbiologic aspects of cholera, highlights new developments within these areas, and presents strategies for applying currently available tools and knowledge more effectively.

    Recent Findings

    From 1990 to 2016, the reported global burden of cholera fluctuated between 74,000 and 595,000 cases per year; however, modeling estimates suggest the real burden is between 1.3 and 4.0 million cases and 95,000 deaths yearly. In 2018, the World Health Assembly endorsed a new initiative to reduce cholera deaths by 90% and eliminate local cholera transmission in 20 countries by 2030. New tools, including localized GIS mapping, climate modeling, whole genome sequencing, oral vaccines, rapid diagnostic tests, and new applications of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions, could support this goal. Challenges include a high proportion of fragile states among cholera-endemic countries, urbanization, climate change, and the need for cholera treatment guidelines for pregnant women and malnourished children.

    Summary

    Reducing cholera morbidity and mortality depends on real-time surveillance, outbreak detection and response; timely access to appropriate case management and cholera vaccines; and provision of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene.

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  • Source:
    Curr Epidemiol Rep. 5(3):303-315
  • Pubmed ID:
    33850688
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC8040429
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
  • Volume:
    5
  • Issue:
    3
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:403c1686f4f6d7d1a5812ee43edb54d283fc5881bcbdc4d971ff3e3f227ee115
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