Abstract
Untangling the causes of the 2016–18 Cholera epidemic in Yemen
Highlights
As war continues to rage in Yemen into its third year, the disruption to civil society has been immense
In The Lancet Global Health, Anton Camacho and colleagues[1] address this epidemic from an epidemiological perspective and have sought to explain the key triggers for the massive surge in cases in May 2017. The publication of these results is very timely since one of the key triggers identified in the study links the surge in cases to the advent of the rainy season in May, with the concern that a resurge in transmission of the disease could occur in 2018 when the rains start
A key driver for the research was to identify public health interventions to try to mitigate the effects of a possible third wave in 2018
Summary
As war continues to rage in Yemen into its third year, the disruption to civil society has been immense. The publication of these results is very timely since one of the key triggers identified in the study links the surge in cases to the advent of the rainy season in May, with the concern that a resurge in transmission of the disease could occur in 2018 when the rains start.
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