Interactive Web GIS for Cholera Spatial Epidemiology: Case of 2017-2018 Cholera Outbreak in Karonga district: MALAWI

Vibrio Cholerae

Cholera is contracted by consuming food or water contaminated with toxigenic Vibrio Cholerae.



References
  • https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/6847376
  • https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pntd.0006379

    • Water Source

    Diseases associated with poverty. Urban slums and fishing communities in African countries are at greater risk of cholera epidemics because of overcrowding, poor sanitation and lack of a safe water supply.

    References
  • https://idpjournal.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s40249-017-0359-2
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24916870

    • Pit Latrine

    Sanitation Infrastructure has contributed to spread of water borne disease epidemics over the years. Among the worst is the Cholera Outbreak.


    References
  • https://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/sites/default/files/haiti_priorise_urban_ sanitation_sklar_-_english_-_sept_update.pdf