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Cholera outbreak in Malawi: Empirical assessment and lessons learnt
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  • Abubakar Nazir,
  • Sanobar Shariff,
  • Burhan Kantawala,
  • Abdelmonem Siddiq,
  • Taha Oseili,
  • Olivier UWISHEMA
Abubakar Nazir
University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences

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Sanobar Shariff
University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Burhan Kantawala
University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Abdelmonem Siddiq
University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Taha Oseili
Beirut Arab University Faculty of Medicine
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Olivier UWISHEMA
University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Abstract

Malawi’s deadliest cholera outbreak in two decades has killed over 643 people as the illness spread across the country’s entire southeastern region. According to estimates, roughly one-third of Malawi’s safe water sources are inoperable. According to reports, all shallow wells in Malawi, particularly those near oceans that frequently rain, are tainted with feces. Cholera detection relies mainly on the clinical identification of cases presenting with watery diarrhea with a confirmed positive culture test or a positive polymerase chain reaction. There are three oral cholera vaccines as follows; Dukoral ®, Shanchol TM, and Euvichol-Plus ® which are administered in two doses.