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Yemen in a Time of Cholera: Current Situation and Challenges
Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi
Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi
Medical Research Center, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University, Sana’a, Yemen
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University, Sana’a, Yemen
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Since early 2015, Yemen has been in the throes of a grueling civil war, which has devastated the health system and public services, and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. The country is currently facing a cholera epidemic the world’s largest on record, surpassing one million (1,061,548) suspected cases, with 2,373 related deaths since October 2016. Cases were first confirmed in Sana’a city and then spread to almost all governorates except Socotra Island. Continued efforts are being made by the World Health Organization and international partners to contain the epidemic through improving water, sanitation and hygiene, setting up diarrhea treatment centers, and improving the population’s awareness about the disease. The provision of clean water and adequate sanitation is imperative as an effective long-term solution to prevent the further spread of this epidemic. Cholera vaccination campaigns should also be conducted as a preventive measure.
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Author’s address: Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi, Medical Research Center, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University, Sana’a, Yemen, E-mail: halmekhlafi@yahoo.com.
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1.
OCHA, 2017. Humanitarian Bulletin: Yemen. Issue 27. Available at: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/yemen_humanitarian_bulletin_issue27_20092017.pdf. Accessed January 4, 2018.
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New Scientist, 2017. Unprecedented Cholera Outbreak Tears through War-Torn Yemen. Available at: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2132070-unprecedented-cholera-outbreak-tears-through-war-torn-yemen/. Accessed November 25, 2017.
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WHO, 2017. Cholera Situation in Yemen, December 2017. Available at: http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/EMROPub_2017_EN_16770.pdf?ua=1. Accessed January 24, 2018.
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WHO, 2017. Cholera Situation in Yemen, May 2017. Available at: http://applications.emro.who.int/docs/EMROPub_2017_EN_19878.pdf?ua=1. Accessed November 30, 2017.
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5.
EMRO, 2018. Yemen: Cholera Response: Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin. Available at: http://www.emro.who.int/images/stories/yemen/cholera_week_2.pdf?ua=1. Accessed January 24, 2018.
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6.
EMRO, 2017. Yemen: Cholera Response Emergency Operations Center Situation Report No. 6. Available at: http://www.emro.who.int/images/stories/yemen/Emergency_operations_Center_situation_Report_EOC_-6-English.pdf?ua=1. Accessed December 15, 2017.
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The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2017. Health catastrophe: the toll of cholera in Yemen. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2: 619.
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8.
IRIN, 2017. Cholera Vaccine Plan for Yemen Scrapped. Available at: https://www.irinnews.org/news/2017/07/12/cholera-vaccine-plan-yemen-scrapped. Accessed December 31, 2017.
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9.
von Seidlein L, Sack D, Azman AS, Ivers LC, Lopez AL, Deen JL, 2017. Cholera outbreak in Yemen. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2: 777.
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10.
The Guardian, 2016. Where Are the World’s Most Water-Stressed Cities? Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jul/29/where-world-most-water-stressed-cities-drought. Accessed January 3, 2018.
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OCHA, 2015. Yemen Humanitarian Needs Overview. 2014. Available at: http://www.humanitarianresponse.info/system/files/documents/files/2015_HNO_Yemen_Final_0.pdf. Accessed January 3, 2018.
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Douglas C, 2016. A Storm without Rain: Yemen, Water, Climate Change, and Conflict. The Center for Climate and Security. Available at: https://climateandsecurity.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/a-storm-without-rain_yemen-water-climate-change-and-conflict_briefer-40.pdf. Accessed January 4, 2018.
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13.
Azman AS et al. 2016. Effectiveness of one dose of oral cholera vaccine in response to an outbreak: a case-cohort study. Lancet Glob Health 4: e856–e863.
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14.
Sévère K, Rouzier V, Anglade SB, Bertil C, Joseph P, Deroncelay A, Mabou MM, Wright PF, Guillaume FD, Pape JW, 2016. Effectiveness of oral cholera vaccine in Haiti: 37-month follow-up. Am J Trop Med Hyg 94: 1136–1142.
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The Global Task Force on Cholera Control, World Health Organization, 2017. Ending Cholera: A Global Roadmap to 2030. Available at: http://www.who.int/cholera/publications/global-roadmap.pdf. Accessed December 31, 2017.
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OCHA, 2017. Revised Humanitarian Response Plan–Funding Status: Yemen. Available at: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/ocha_yemen_funding_status_2017104.pdf. Accessed December 31, 2017.
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| Abstract Views | 1725 | 1111 | 29 |
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