Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 Nov;101(5):960-962. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0285.
Catastrophic damage and floods followed the deadliest cyclone on record for the Southern Hemisphere. In the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, a cholera outbreak was detected. The global stockpile of oral cholera vaccine was rapidly deployed to counter this fast-growing epidemic. We urge the international community to continue to highlight the importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene as the long-term goal for controlling cholera and meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
致命气旋“伊代”过后,莫桑比克遭遇了南半球有记录以来最致命的气旋灾害和洪灾,霍乱疫情也随之出现。为应对这场迅速蔓延的疫情,全球霍乱疫苗存量迅速得到部署。我们敦促国际社会继续强调水、环境卫生和个人卫生的重要性,将其作为控制霍乱和实现 2030 年可持续发展目标的长期目标。