Critical failings in humanitarian response: a cholera outbreak in Kumer Refugee Camp, Ethiopia, 2023
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Cholera is an acute watery diarrhoeal disease caused by toxins from O1 and O139 serogroups of the bacteria vibrio cholerae.1 It causes an estimated 29 000–143 000 deaths each year worldwide.1 A national outbreak of cholera has been ongoing in Ethiopia since August 2022.2 In July 2023, a large point-source outbreak occurred in West Gondar, Ethiopia, involving over 2300 cases.3
Source: BMJ Global Health
Institutions: Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Médecins Sans Frontières
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,679
OpenAlex ID: W4405173753