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MBIO
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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00529-23
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cholera; remote sensing; Malawi
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Climate change has escalated an ancient disease to a new level of public health threat. By utilizing mathematical algorithms and interdisciplinary data, it is possible to predict and mitigate the impact of the disease in advance.
Climate change raises an old disease to a new level of public health threat. The causative agent, Vibrio cholerae, native to aquatic ecosystems, is influenced by climate and weather processes. The risk of cholera is elevated in vulnerable populations lacking access to safe water and sanitation infrastructure. Predictive intelligence, employing mathematical algorithms that integrate earth observations and heuristics derived from microbiological, sociological, and weather data, can provide anticipatory decision-making capabilities to reduce the burden of cholera and save human lives. An example offered here is the recent outbreak of cholera in Malawi, predicted in advance by such algorithms.
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