Morillon M, De Pina J J, Husser J A, Baudet J M, Bertherat E, Martet G
Laboratoire de biologie clinique, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Laveran, Marseille.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1998;91(5 Pt 1-2):407-11.
When two cholera epidemics broke out in Djibouti, respectively in 1993 and 1994, Bioforce was obliged to intervene. The first time, three goals were pursued: setting up a rehydration centre in a tent, organizing epidemiological surveillance and training local personnel in treatment and diagnosis techniques. The next year, the epidemic followed serious flooding. The epidemiological analysis showed that cholera had become endemic in the poor neighbourhoods of the town and that epidemic break-outs were favoured by contaminated surface water and disturbances in the distribution of drinking water. The epidemic of 1997, likewise following flooding, only confirmed this point of view.
1993年和1994年，吉布提分别爆发了两次霍乱疫情，生物力量组织不得不进行干预。第一次，他们有三个目标：在帐篷里设立补液中心、组织流行病学监测以及对当地人员进行治疗和诊断技术培训。次年，疫情发生在严重洪灾之后。流行病学分析表明，霍乱在该镇贫困社区已成为地方病，地表水受污染和饮用水供应中断助长了疫情的爆发。1997年的疫情同样发生在洪灾之后，这进一步证实了这一观点。
