The cholera epidemic in Yemen – How did it start? The role of El Nino conditions followed by regional winds

By: Paz S.
Published in: Environmental Research
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: The largest cholera epidemic of modern times began during the autumn of 2016 in Yemen, under ongoing war conditions. Wha t exactly caused the epidemic to emerge is unclear. It is suggested that a combination of the impact of the strong El Niño of 2015-16 on cholera incidence in Somalia, followed by southwestern winds over the Gulf of Aden throughout the summer of 2016, contributed to the disease spreading through dissemination through dissemination of cholera-contaminated flying insects (chironomids) from the Horn of Africa to Yemen. © 2019