Current cholera epidemics in west Africa and risks of imported cases in European countries

Abstract

The summer of 2005 has been marked by a wave of cholera outbreaks in west Africa. Several outbreaks of varying intensity are currently occurring in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Mauritania, Liberia and Nigeria

Imported cholera with acute renal failure after a short business-trip to the Philippines, Germany, October 2015

“…Cholera typically occurs in crowded settings with poor water and sanitation infrastructure. Travel advice usually takes into consideration current outbreak reports but imported cholera in returning travellers to Europe is rare [5][6][7][8].…”