WHO Bulletin, March 2012
Reinforcing cholera intervention through prediction-aided prevention
With the ever-expanding geographic reach and disease burden of the current cholera pandemic, as well as alarming fatality rates in newly affected regions, it is apparent that global cholera prevention strategies are failing.The established treatment methods – oral rehydration, antibiotics, enhanced water and sanitation infrastructure and vaccination – have performed well in selected local and regional settings. These measures are yet to be implemented on a global scale due to economic, logistic or other practical constraints.
However, the disease burden could be significantly reduced if these preventive measures could be deployed ahead of time with an early warning system before an outbreak hits a particular region.
