Exploring the burden of cholera in the WHO African region: patterns and trends from 2000 to 2023 cholera outbreak data
Etien Luc Koua, Fleury Moussana, Vincent Dossou Sodjinou, Freddy Kambale, Jean Paul Kimenyi, Saliou Bella Diallo +2 more
BMJ Global Health
Abstract
Insufficient access to WASH services remains the main predisposing factor for cholera in the WHO African region. Political leaders should invest more in access to WASH, strengthen multisectoral collaboration, and improve availability of needed tools to increase the likelihood of meeting cholera elimination goals by 2030.
Concepts
CholeraOutbreakGeographySanitationCholera vaccineHygieneDescriptive statisticsCase fatality rate