Spatiotemporal dynamics of cholera hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1973 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the early 1970s, cholera outbreaks have been a major public health burden in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Cholera cases have been reported in a quasi-continuous manner in certain lakeside areas in the Great Lakes Region. As these cholera-endemic health zones constitute a starting point for outbreaks and diffusion towards other at-risk areas, they play a major role in cholera dynamics in the country. Monitoring the spatiotemporal dynamics of cholera hotspots and adjusting interventions accordingly thus reduces the disease burden in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Methods

A literature review was conducted to describe the spatiotemporal dynamics of cholera in the DRC at the province level from 1973 to 1999. We then identified and classified c

SUBMITTER: Taty N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10976723 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature