Estimating the proportion of clinically suspected cholera cases that are true Vibrio cholerae infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis

KE Wiens, H Xu, K Zou, J Mwaba, J Lessler… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Cholera surveillance relies on clinical diagnosis of acute watery diarrhea.
Suspected cholera case definitions have high sensitivity but low specificity, challenging our …

The burden of Vibrio sp. infections–A scoping review

KY Loo, JWF Law, LTH Tan, P Pusparajah… - Progress In Microbes …, 2023 - hh-publisher.com
Vibrios are a group of Gram-negative bacteria ubiquitous in our surrounding environments
and responsible for various clinically significant human infections. The three species …

The quality of drinking and domestic water from the surface water sources (lakes, rivers, irrigation canals and ponds) and springs in cholera prone communities of …

G Bwire, DA Sack, A Kagirita, T Obala, AK Debes… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Water is the most abundant resource on earth, however water scarcity affects
more than 40% of people worldwide. Access to safe drinking water is a basic human right …

Environmental toxicology wars: Organ-on-a-chip for assessing the toxicity of environmental pollutants

S Yang, Z Chen, Y Cheng, T Liu, L Yin, Y Pu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution is a widespread problem, which has seriously threatened human
health and led to an increase of human diseases. Therefore, it is critical to evaluate …

A meta-analysis on the distribution of pathogenic Vibrio species in water sources and wastewater in Africa

IAI Ibangha, DC Digwo, CA Ozochi, MC Enebe… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vibrio species are waterborne ubiquitous organisms capable of causing diseases in
humans and animals and the occurrence of infections caused by pathogenic Vibrio species …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the risk of cholera outbreaks and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa

A Zerbo, RC Delgado, PA González - Journal of biosafety and biosecurity, 2020 - Elsevier
The sub-Saharan region of Africa is rapidly urbanizing, that has consequently spurred the
development of specific challenges in terms of access to basic services and sanitation. Thus …

Virulence, Resistance, and Genomic Fingerprint Traits of Vibrio cholerae Isolated from 12 Species of Aquatic Products in Shanghai, China

H Fu, P Yu, W Liang, B Kan, X Peng… - Microbial Drug …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Vibrio cholerae is a waterborne bacterium and can cause epidemic cholera disease
worldwide. Continuous monitoring of V. cholerae contamination in aquatic products is …

[HTML][HTML] Inadequate hand washing, lack of clean drinking water and latrines as major determinants of cholera outbreak in Somali Region, Ethiopia in 2019

JM Challa, T Getachew, A Debella, M Merid… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Cholera remains a serious public health problem characterized by a large
disease burden, frequent outbreaks, persistent endemicity, and high mortality, particularly in …

Towards estimating true cholera burden: a systematic review and meta-analysis of Vibrio cholerae positivity

KE Wiens, H Xu, K Zou, J Mwaba, J Lessler… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Background Cholera surveillance relies on clinical diagnosis of acute watery diarrhea.
Suspected cholera case definitions have high sensitivity but low specificity, challenging our …

Rapid cholera outbreak control following catastrophic landslides and floods: A case study of Bududa district, Uganda

B Godfrey, T Imelda, K Leocadia, WM Makoba… - African Health …, 2023 - ajol.info
Background: In June 2019, landslides and floods in Bududa district, eastern Uganda,
claimed lives and led to a cholera outbreak. The affected communities had inadequate …