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Anticipatory decision-making for cholera in Malawi

Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: ABSTRACT Climate change raises an old disease to a new level of public health threat. The causative agent, Vibrio cholerae , native to aquatic ecosystems, is influenced by climate and weather processes. The risk of cholera is elevated in vulnerable populations lacking access to safe water and sanitation infrastructure. Predictive intelligence, employing mathematical algorithms that integrate earth observations and heuristics derived from microbiological, sociological, and weather data, can provide anticipatory decision-making capabilities to reduce the burden of cholera and save human lives. An example offered here is the recent outbreak of cholera in Malawi, predicted in advance by such algorithms.
Source: mBio
DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00529-23
Authors: Antarpreet Jutla, Moiz Usmani, Kyle D. Brumfield, Komalpreet Singh, Fergus McBean, Amy Potter, Angelica Gutierrez, Samuel Gama, Anwar Huq, Rita R. Colwell
Institutions: University of Florida, University of Maryland, College Park, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Office of Water Prediction, Malawi Government
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,900
OpenAlex ID: W4388655684
FWCI: 1.294
Cites: 49
Cited by: 7
Related to: 10