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ArticleTropical medicine and health2022

The cholera outbreak in Lahore, Pakistan: challenges, efforts and recommendations.

Aiman Naveed, Mohammad Umer, Muhammad Ehsan, Muhammad Ayyan, Abia Shahid, Afra Zahid, Mohammad Yasir Essar, Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema

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Article in Tropical medicine and health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Aiman Naveed *Department of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mohammad Umer *Department of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad EhsanDepartment of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad AyyanDepartment of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Abia ShahidDepartment of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Afra ZahidDepartment of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mohammad Yasir EssarKabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan. yasir.essar@gmail.com.
Huzaifa Ahmad CheemaDepartment of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
King Edward Medical University · PKKabul University · AF

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Punjab health authorities have declared a cholera outbreak with over 2000 acute diarrheal cases being reported in Lahore in April 2022 and 25 laboratory-confirmed cases as of 27 May 2022. Overpopulation, poor sanitation, and a substandard water drainage system contribute to the spread of cholera. The increasing hydro-toxicity of underground water is another challenge to the disease spread. The lack of public awareness about the disease and their poor hygiene practices serve as a portal for the disease to spread to humans. There is a need to establish an effective surveillance system, increase public awareness, and implement the WHO-recommended plan for cholera control. This includes the provision of drugs and diagnostic kits to healthcare centres, the supply of clean water, and the development of a drainage system for sewage and rainwater.

Indexed as

CholeraHealthcareLahore, PunjabVibrio cholerae

Identifiers

PMID36056422
PMCPMC9440512
OpenAlexW4294543061

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