Harmonizing vaccine and infrastructure development to tame cholera outbreaks across Africa

Amira Mohamed Taha; Hussam Mahmoud; Emad M Hassan; Mohamed M Ghonaim

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-49077-4

Harmonizing vaccine and infrastructure development to tame cholera outbreaks across Africa

Nat Commun. 2024 Jun 1;15(1):4686. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49077-4.

Authors

Amira Mohamed Taha¹, Hussam Mahmoud², Emad M Hassan³, Mohamed M Ghonaim⁴

Affiliations

¹ Doctor, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
² George T. Abell Professor in Infrastructure, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Colorado, CO, USA. Hussam.Mahmoud@colostate.edu.
³ Reseach Scientist, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Colorado, CO, USA.
⁴ Doctor, Faculty of Medicine Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.

Abstract

Vaccines and clean water shortages continue to give rise to cholera outbreaks in Africa. Coordinated efforts to increase vaccine distribution and improve physical infrastructure are needed while considering future outbreaks and water demands due to conflicts and climate events.

MeSH terms

Africa / epidemiology
Cholera Vaccines* / immunology
Cholera* / epidemiology
Cholera* / prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks* / prevention & control
Humans

Substances

Cholera Vaccines