Cholera Outbreak Response Data from Hodeidah, Yemen 2016-2017
by Mathias Altmann·Updated 6y ago
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Description
8,270 Acute Watery Diarrhea cases, including 5,210 suspected cholera cases, were treated by Action Against Hunger during the first wave of Yemen's 2016-17 outbreak. The data documents a response from October 28, 2016 to February 28, 2017, including case management and community prevention measures. It was collected by Mathias Altmann to analyze the performance of a Cholera Treatment Center and 11 Oral Rehydration Therapy Corners.
Use Cases
Analyze the distribution of Acute Watery Diarrhea cases and suspected cholera cases across different districts of Hodeidah city.
Investigate the correlation between Severe Acute Malnutrition in children under 5 and case outcomes at the Cholera Treatment Center.
Model the attack rate and peak outbreak timing, such as the November 2016 surge in Al Hali district.
Study factors influencing the 15% default rate among admitted cases, potentially linked to cultural and security reasons.
Assess the low Case-Fatality Rate of 0.07% in relation to the implemented response components like ORTCs and hygiene promotion.
Strengths
Contains detailed counts for 8,270 Acute Watery Diarrhea cases and 5,210 suspected cholera cases.
Provides a specific four-month time range (October 28, 2016 to February 28, 2017) for the outbreak response.
Includes granular metrics such as an 8% Severe Acute Malnutrition rate in children under 5 and a 15% default rate.
Limitations
The dataset scope is limited to one organization's response in a single city, not the national outbreak.
Environmental management data was noted as lacking, preventing appropriate targeting of affected areas.
Financial constraints limited the geographic coverage of the response within Hodeidah city.
Provenance
Source
Dryad, authored by Mathias Altmann representing Action Against Hunger (ACF).
Collection Method
Data collected from case management at a Cholera Treatment Center and 11 Oral Rehydration Therapy Corners, plus community prevention activities.
Time Range
October 28, 2016 to February 28, 2017.
Freshness
Last updated in 2020, covering events from 2016-2017.
Geography
Hodeidah city, Yemen, with specific mention of Al Hali district.
Published under a CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication license. The raw description is a research paper summary; the underlying dataset structure (columns, rows, format) is unspecified.