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High water enters metal structures on Lake Victoria, with three people carrying buckets
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Heavy Rains, Human Activity, and Rising Waters at Lake Victoria

by H. Mafaranga 7 July 202014 December 2022

Water levels in Africa’s largest lake have risen over a meter since last fall and continue to increase as land use changes and heavy rains enhance the flow.

Child receives an oral vaccine.
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El Niño May Be a Culprit Behind the Cholera Epidemic in Yemen

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 3 September 20199 September 2024

Increased rainfall in East Africa and subsequent wind may have brought infected bugs to Yemen, causing the worst cholera outbreak of our time.

A new initiative uses satellite data, observations, and communication networks to warn Bangladeshis of cholera hazards.
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Satellites and Cell Phones Form a Cholera Early-Warning System

by A. S. Akanda, S. Aziz, Antarpreet Jutla, A. Huq, M. Alam, G. U. Ahsan and Rita R. Colwell 27 March 201824 February 2023

A new initiative combines satellite data with ground observations to assess and predict the risk of cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh’s vulnerable populations.

An Anopheles gambiae mosquito, the primary mosquito vector responsible for transmitting malaria in most of sub-Saharan Africa, sucks the blood of a human.
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Climate Predictions and Infectious Diseases in Southern Africa

by T. Ikeda, Y. Morioka and C. Y. Wright 5 May 20169 September 2024

Symposium for Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) Project 2015; Pretoria, South Africa, 12 October 2015

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Climate Change Predicted to Worsen Spread of Cholera

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 5 January 20159 September 2024

Coupling satellite data with climate models, scientists are beginning to understand how warming temperatures and increased precipitation will affect cholera outbreaks.

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A Model to Predict When a Cholera Outbreak Might Hit the Congo

by C. Schultz 16 September 20149 September 2024

Researchers determined the environmental conditions most likely to trigger a cholera epidemic in a region in eastern Congo.

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