ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022
The Cholera outbreak in Karachi, Pakistan: Challenges, efforts and recommendations.
Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Cholera outbreaks: Public health implications, economic burden, and preventive strategies.AIMS public health · 2025Review
- Cholera rages in Africa and the Middle East: A narrative review on challenges and solutions.Health science reports · 2024Review
- Infectious diseases in Afghanistan: Strategies for health system improvement.Health science reports · 2023Article
- The insidious return of cholera in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Lebanon and Syria: a worrying signal! Past, present, and future forthcoming.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Genomes of Vibrio cholerae O1 Serotype Ogawa Associated with Current Cholera Activity in Pakistan.Microbiology resource announcements · 2023Article
- The cholera outbreak in Lahore, Pakistan: challenges, efforts and recommendations.Tropical medicine and health · 2022Article
- Cholera outbreak in 2022 among children in Karachi: Study of cases attending to a Tertiary Care Hospital.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
- The emergence of cholera in multiple countries amidst current COVID-19 pandemic: Situation and implications for public health and travel medicine.Travel medicine and infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
Sindh Health Authorities have declared a new outbreak of cholera in Karachi, Pakistan after 129 lab-confirmed cases were reported from the Central, East, and South districts. With COVID-19 already having wreaked havoc on the country's health condition in the past years, any neglect in early preventative measures against this cholera outbreak implies progression to a perilous situation with millions of individuals at stake of acquiring the disease. Factors contributing to the occurrence of cholera outbreak include poor hygiene practices, overpopulation, increasing poverty and climate change. Appropriate responsive approaches by health authorities in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) must be implemented to address the situation accordingly.
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