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Updated Global Burden of Cholera in Endemic Countries

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2015 · Vol. 9(6) · pp. e0003832–e0003832
Mohammad AliAllyson R. NelsonAnna Lena LopezDavid A. Sack

Abstract

The global burden of cholera remains high. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for the majority of this burden. Our findings can inform programmatic decision-making for cholera control.

Vibrio bacteria research studiesViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchCholeraCase fatality rateSanitationGeographyPopulationPublic healthEnvironmental healthDeveloping countryEpidemiologyDemography

MeSH terms

CholeraHumansModels, TheoreticalRegression AnalysisGlobal HealthEndemic DiseasesGeographic MappingEpidemiological Monitoring

Funding

  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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