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Cholera in Africa: A Closer Look and a Time for Action

Cholera in Africa: A Closer Look and a Time for Action SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE Cholera in Africa: A Closer Look and a Time for Action Eric D. Mintz and Robert V. Tauxe Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Keywords. cholera; Africa; surveillance; prevention. Timely, accurate, and representative data on disease oc- During this period, annual case-fatality ratios (CFRs) for currence are the foundation for effective, targeted pre- cholera in the African region ranged from 2.22% vention and control. In recent years, the achievements to 2.95%, and they exceeded 5% in ≥1 country each of disease-specific programs in Africa, including the year [7–11]. With effective treatment, the CFR for cholera President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the Presi- should be <1%. In 2012, at the time of writing, 25 dent’s Malaria Initiative, and campaigns to eradicate African nations have reported 94 553 cholera cases, in- Guinea worm and polio, have demonstrated the power cluding >85 293 cases from large epidemics in the Demo- of enhanced surveillance closely coupled with preven- cratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Guinea, tion and control measures. Broadly-based programs for Uganda, and Niger [13]. During the same period, 1834 strengthening public health capacity, such as the Inte- cholera http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Infectious Diseases Oxford University Press

Cholera in Africa: A Closer Look and a Time for Action

Mintz, Eric D.; Tauxe, Robert V.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases , Volume 208 (suppl_1) – Nov 1, 2013
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Oxford University Press
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2013. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US
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AFRICHOL - THE CHOLERA SURVEILLANCE NETWORK IN NINE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES
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0022-1899
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1537-6613
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10.1093/infdis/jit205
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24101644
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SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE Cholera in Africa: A Closer Look and a Time for Action Eric D. Mintz and Robert V. Tauxe Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Keywords. cholera; Africa; surveillance; prevention. Timely, accurate, and representative data on disease oc- During this period, annual case-fatality ratios (CFRs) for currence are the foundation for effective, targeted pre- cholera in the African region ranged from 2.22% vention and control. In recent years, the achievements to 2.95%, and they exceeded 5% in ≥1 country each of disease-specific programs in Africa, including the year [7–11]. With effective treatment, the CFR for cholera President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the Presi- should be <1%. In 2012, at the time of writing, 25 dent’s Malaria Initiative, and campaigns to eradicate African nations have reported 94 553 cholera cases, in- Guinea worm and polio, have demonstrated the power cluding >85 293 cases from large epidemics in the Demo- of enhanced surveillance closely coupled with preven- cratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Guinea, tion and control measures. Broadly-based programs for Uganda, and Niger [13]. During the same period, 1834 strengthening public health capacity, such as the Inte- cholera

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The Journal of Infectious Diseases – Oxford University Press

Published: Nov 1, 2013

Keywords: cholera Africa surveillance prevention

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