Descriptive study of cholera-related deaths in communities during Zambia's 2023-2024 outbreak: key insights.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study sought to understand the characteristics of community deaths due to cholera in Zambia. We sought to examine the drivers of mortality from cholera among communities in Zambia's 2023-2024 outbreak.

Design/setting

This is a descriptive study of the characteristics of community deaths due to cholera in three provinces in Zambia. Routine surveillance data collected between 14 October 2023 and 16 April 2024, comprising a national line list of cholera deaths, were used for this study.

Participants

178 participants were included in the study and completed it. All community deaths on the line list were eligible for inclusion. This comprised: deceased individuals whose death was associated with cholera or who met the national cholera case definition (suspec

SUBMITTER: Mweso O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548604 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature