Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Cholera: current epidemiology

N S Crowcroft1

  • 1Department of Public Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London.

Communicable Disease Report. CDR Review
|December 9, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Cholera is a significant global health threat, with changing epidemiology and rapid spread due to modern travel and poor sanitation. Research is advancing oral vaccines for Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 serogroups.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

The challenges of sustaining measles elimination in Canada.

Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada·2018
Same author

Prolonged Pertussis Outbreak in Ontario Originating in an Under-immunized Religious Community.

Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada·2018
Same author

Documenting the elimination of measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in Ontario: 2009-12.

Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada·2018
Same author

Canadian vaccine research networks: Vaccine safety resources for Canada.

Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada·2018
Same author

Registries: An essential tool for maximising the health benefits of immunisation in the 21st century.

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin·2017
Same author

Neuroimaging in encephalitis: analysis of imaging findings and interobserver agreement.

Clinical radiology·2016

Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Cholera causes significant worldwide morbidity and mortality.
  • Epidemiology shifted in the 1990s with the seventh pandemic reaching the Western Hemisphere and the emergence of Vibrio cholerae O139.
  • Factors like international travel, migration, inadequate sanitation, and untreated sewage contribute to cholera's spread and persistence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the evolving epidemiology of cholera.
  • To discuss factors influencing cholera's spread and survival.
  • To report on progress in developing cholera vaccines.

Main Methods:

  • This abstract summarizes epidemiological trends and contributing factors.
  • It reviews the challenges in eradicating cholera from water sources.
  • It mentions ongoing vaccine development efforts.

Main Results:

  • The seventh pandemic and Vibrio cholerae O139 have altered cholera's global epidemiology.
  • Rapid international travel and inadequate sanitation facilitate rapid and unpredictable spread.
  • Cholera is difficult to eradicate from water, posing a sustained public health threat.

Conclusions:

  • Cholera remains a serious and persistent global public health threat.
  • Addressing sanitation and developing effective vaccines are crucial for control.
  • Continued vigilance and research are necessary to combat cholera's impact.

Related Experiment Videos